CVE-2025-0626
CVE-2023: Cisco System Backdoor Remote Access Elevation of Privilege
Description
Contec Health CMS8000 Patient Monitor sends out remote access requests to a hard-coded IP address, bypassing existing device network settings to do so. This could serve as a backdoor and lead to a malicious actor being able to upload and overwrite files on the device.
INFO
Published Date :
Jan. 30, 2025, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Jan. 31, 2025, 5:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.6
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-0626
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
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affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
No affected product recoded yet
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-0626.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2025-0626 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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TheCyberThrone
CISA Warns on Contec CM8000 having a Backdoor
The Contec CM8000 patient monitor has been identified as having critical vulnerabilities, specifically backdoor functionalities, which pose significant risks to patient safety and data privacy. Here i ... Read more
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The Hacker News
CISA and FDA Warn of Critical Backdoor in Contec CMS8000 Patient Monitors
Vulnerability / Healthcare The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have issued alerts about the presence of hidden functionality in ... Read more
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Help Net Security
Patient monitors with backdoor are sending info to China, CISA warns
Contec CMS8000, a patient monitor manufactured by a Chinese company, and Epsimed MN-120, which is the same monitor but relabeled, exfiltrate patients’ data to a hard-coded IP address and have a backdo ... Read more
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The Cyber Express
Critical Flaws in Contec CMS8000 Allow Remote Code Execution and Patient Data Theft
A new set of critical vulnerabilities has been identified in Contec Health’s CMS8000 Patient Monitor, posing significant cybersecurity and patient safety risks. These vulnerabilities, which have recei ... Read more
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security.nl
VS waarschuwt voor datalek, backdoor in patiëntenmonitor ziekenhuizen
De Amerikaanse autoriteiten waarschuwen voor een backdoor en een datalek in twee type patiëntenmonitoren die onder andere in ziekenhuizen worden gebruikt. Het gaat om de Contec CMS8000 en Epsimed MN-1 ... Read more
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-0626 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 31, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description The affected product sends out remote access requests to a hard-coded IP address, bypassing existing device network settings to do so. This could serve as a backdoor and lead to a malicious actor being able to upload and overwrite files on the device. Contec Health CMS8000 Patient Monitor sends out remote access requests to a hard-coded IP address, bypassing existing device network settings to do so. This could serve as a backdoor and lead to a malicious actor being able to upload and overwrite files on the device. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added Reference https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/cybersecurity-vulnerabilities-certain-patient-monitors-contec-and-epsimed-fda-safety-communication -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Jan. 31, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/backdoor-found-in-two-healthcare-patient-monitors-linked-to-ip-in-china/ Added Reference https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/contec-cms8000-contains-backdoor Added Reference https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/cybersecurity-vulnerabilities-certain-patient-monitors-contec-and-epsimed-fda-safety-communication -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jan. 30, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The affected product sends out remote access requests to a hard-coded IP address, bypassing existing device network settings to do so. This could serve as a backdoor and lead to a malicious actor being able to upload and overwrite files on the device. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-912 Added Reference https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-25-030-01
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-0626 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-0626
weaknesses.