Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Jan 30, 2025· Updated Apr 15, 2026
CVE-2025-0683
CVE-2025-0683
Description
In its default configuration, Contec Health CMS8000 Patient Monitor transmits plain-text patient data to a hard-coded public IP address when a patient is hooked up to the monitor. This could lead to a leakage of confidential patient data to any device with that IP address or an attacker in a machine-in-the-middle scenario.
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References
4- www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/backdoor-found-in-two-healthcare-patient-monitors-linked-to-ip-in-china/nvd
- www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-25-030-01nvd
- www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/contec-cms8000-contains-backdoornvd
- www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/cybersecurity-vulnerabilities-certain-patient-monitors-contec-and-epsimed-fda-safety-communicationnvd
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