CVE-2024-48973 describes a critical vulnerability in a ventilator where the debug port on its serial interface is enabled by default. This allows an attacker to send and receive unencrypted messages, potentially leading to unauthorized information disclosure and unintended changes to device settings or performance. With a CVSS score of 9.3 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter | Life2000 Ventilation System | 06.08.00.00 and priorCNA affecteddefault unaffected |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.7 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 1.0 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.