CVE-2018-4845 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting various Siemens Healthineers RAPIDLab and RAPIDPoint systems, specifically when using the "Remote View" feature. An authenticated remote or local attacker could exploit this to gain elevated privileges, compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected systems. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8 due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on all three security pillars. While no public exploits or active exploitation were known at the time of advisory publication, Siemens Healthineers has confirmed the issue and provided mitigations.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:rapidpoint_400_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:rapidpoint_500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:rapidpoint_500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:siemens:rapidlab_1200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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