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TI-2018-06384 Aliases CVE-2018-8842GHSA-28h5-j8xc-vfgg

Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Philips e-Alert Unit

Priority LOW 39CWE-319Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
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-319.

Summary

Philips e-Alert Unit (non-medical device), Version R2.1 and prior. The software transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. The Philips e-Alert communication channel is not encrypted which could therefore lead to disclosure of personal contact information and application login credentials from within the same subnet.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0057 47th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Philipse-Alert Unit (non-medical device)R2.1 and prior—No fix listedCNA
  • e-Alert Unit (non-medical device) VendorPhilips Affected R2.1 and prior Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:philips:e-alert_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to r2.1VulnerablePhilips
  • cpe:2.3:o:philips:e-alert_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to r2.1 Vulnerable ·Philips

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-8842
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-28h5-j8xc-vfgg

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2018-06392 Improper input validation in Philips e-Alert Unit CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-06398 Hard-coded credentials in Philips e-Alert Unit CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-06394 Session fixation in Philips e-Alert Unit CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-06386 Cross-site request forgery in Philips e-Alert Unit CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-06396 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Philips e-Alert Unit CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-06390 Incorrect default permissions in Philips e-Alert Unit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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