CVE-2022-38453

Contec Health CMS8000

Published Sep 13, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Multiple binary application files on the CMS8000 device are compiled with 'not stripped' and 'debug_info' compilation settings. These compiler settings greatly decrease the level of effort for a threat actor to reverse engineer sensitive code and identify additional vulnerabilities.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Contec Health has not responded to requests to work with CISA to mitigate these vulnerabilities. Users of these affected products are invited to contact Contec Health for additional information. The following mitigations could assist in reducing the risk for exploitation of vulnerabilities: Disabling UART functionality at the CPU level Enforcing unique device authentication before granting access to the terminal / bootloader Where possible, enforcing secure boot. Tamper stickers on the device casing to indicate when a device has been opened

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-41038 Multiple binary application files on the CMS8000 device are compiled with 'not stripped' and 'debug_info' compilation settings. These compiler settings greatly decrease the level of effort for a threat actor to reverse engineer sensitive code and identify additional vulnerabilities.
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
icscert
Published
Updated
Apr 16, 2025, 4:09 PM
Reserved
Aug 29, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 13, 2022, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:56 AM