Medium severity4.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 27, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-41627
CVE-2022-41627
Description
The physical IoT device of the AliveCor's KardiaMobile, a smartphone-based personal electrocardiogram (EKG) has no encryption for its data-over-sound protocols. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to read patient EKG results or create a denial-of-service condition by emitting sounds at similar frequencies as the device, disrupting the smartphone microphone’s ability to accurately read the data. To carry out this attack, the attacker must be close (less than 5 feet) to pick up and emit sound waves.
Affected products
5- cpe:2.3:o:alivecor:kardiamobile_6l_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:alivecor:kardiamobile_card_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:alivecor:kardiamobile_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: All
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsma-22-298-01nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
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