MEDHOST Connex contains a hard-coded Mirth Connect admin credential that is used for…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
MEDHOST Connex contains a hard-coded Mirth Connect admin credential that is used for customer Mirth Connect management access. An attacker with knowledge of the hard-coded credential and the ability to communicate directly with the Mirth Connect management console may be able to intercept sensitive patient information. The admin account password is hard-coded as $K8t1ng throughout the application, and is the same across all installations. Customers do not have the option to change the Mirth Connect admin account password. The Mirth Connect admin account is created during the Connex install. The plaintext account password is hard-coded multiple times in the Connex install and update scripts.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-11743
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-64j7-vm7r-3jc2
References
More Medhost Connex vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-08596 MEDHOST Connex contains hard-coded credentials that are used for customer database access. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-11743 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-11743 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-64j7-vm7r-3jc2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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