GE Healthcare Optima CT680, CT540, CT640, and CT520 has a default password of #bigguy for…
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-255Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
GE Healthcare Optima CT680, CT540, CT640, and CT520 has a default password of #bigguy for the root user, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01856 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:gehealthcare:optima_ct520_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | GE HealthCare |
| cpe:2.3:o:gehealthcare:optima_ct540_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | GE HealthCare |
| cpe:2.3:o:gehealthcare:optima_ct680_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | GE HealthCare |
- cpe:2.3:o:gehealthcare:optima_ct520_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·GE HealthCare
- cpe:2.3:o:gehealthcare:optima_ct540_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·GE HealthCare
- cpe:2.3:o:gehealthcare:optima_ct680_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·GE HealthCare
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-5306
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jc3h-vhq8-h93h
References
Other 6
- http://apps.gehealthcare.com/servlet/ClientServlet/5472001-1EN_rev2.pdf?REQ=RAA&DIRECTION=5472001-1EN&FILENAME=5472001-1EN_rev2.pdf&FILEREV=2&DOCREV_ORG=2
- http://apps.gehealthcare.com/servlet/ClientServlet/5401943_rev+3.pdf?REQ=RAA&DIRECTION=5401943&FILENAME=5401943_rev%2B3.pdf&FILEREV=3&DOCREV_ORG=3
- http://apps.gehealthcare.com/servlet/ClientServlet/5341628-1EN_r12.pdf?REQ=RAA&DIRECTION=5341628-1EN&FILENAME=5341628-1EN_r12.pdf&FILEREV=12&DOCREV_ORG=12
- http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/07/10/vulnerable-breasts/
- https://twitter.com/digitalbond/status/619250429751222277
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-037-02
More GE HealthCare Optima Ct520 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-15421 Information disclosure in GE Healthcare Imaging and Ultrasound Products CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-15417 Insufficiently protected credentials in GE Healthcare Imaging and Ultrasound Products CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2010-5306 · CVE Program
- CVE-2010-5306 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jc3h-vhq8-h93h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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