Hospira MedNet Password in Configuration File
Priority LOW 30CWE-260Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The installation component in Hospira MedNet before 6.1 places cleartext credentials in configuration files, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00329 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed MedNet (Hospira): 6.1
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA MedNet (Hospira) Fixed in 6.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-5400
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cxhq-365x-27h7
References
More Hospira Mednet vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-04403 Hospira MedNet Code Injection CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-04405 Hospira MedNet Use of Hard-coded Password CVSS 2.0CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2014-04404 Hospira MedNet Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2014-5400 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-5400 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cxhq-365x-27h7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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