CVE-2018-18978 affects the Ascensia Contour NEXT ONE Android application prior to January 15, 2019, due to a statically coded encryption key. This vulnerability allows an attacker, after extracting the key and leveraging another flaw to access encrypted cloud data, to decrypt and modify patient medical information. Rated 7.4 HIGH, it has a network attack vector and high impact on confidentiality and integrity, but requires high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ascensia:contour_diabetes:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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