Improper privilege management in Philips IntelliSpace Cardiovascular products
Priority LOW 34CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
In Philips' IntelliSpace Cardiovascular (ISCV) products (ISCV Version 2.x or prior and Xcelera Version 4.1 or prior), an attacker with escalated privileges could access folders which contain executables where authenticated users have write permissions, and could then execute arbitrary code with local administrative permissions.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0039 33rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philips | IntelliSpace Cardiovascular (ISCV) products | IntelliSpace Cardiovascular, Version 3.1 or prior; Xcelera Version 4.1 or prior | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- IntelliSpace Cardiovascular (ISCV) products VendorPhilips Affected IntelliSpace Cardiovascular, Version 3.1 or prior; Xcelera Version 4.1 or prior Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-14787
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-29jf-w9mr-r2xp
References
More Philips Intellispace Cardiovascular vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-10276 The workstation logging function in Philips IntelliSpace Cardiovascular (ISCV) 2.3.0 and… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2018-10619 In Philips' IntelliSpace Cardiovascular (ISCV) products (ISCV Version 3.1 or prior and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
- TI-2018-03952 Philips ISCV application prior to version 2.3.0 has an insufficient session expiration… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.3
Sources
- CVE-2018-14787 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-14787 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-29jf-w9mr-r2xp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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