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TI-2020-18780 Aliases CVE-2020-36549GHSA-hgrw-f4vv-qw46

GE Voluson S8 Windows Operating System Patches privileges management

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GE Voluson S8. Affected is the underlying Windows XP operating system. Missing patches might introduce an excessive attack surface. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00238 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GEVoluson S8all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Voluson S8 VendorGE Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:ge:voluson_s8_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableGE
cpe:2.3:h:ge:voluson_s8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onGE
  • cpe:2.3:o:ge:voluson_s8_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·GE
  • cpe:2.3:h:ge:voluson_s8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·GE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36549
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hgrw-f4vv-qw46
  3. 2026-10-16 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

Other 1

  • TI-2020-18779 GE Voluson S8 Service Browser users.cgi improper authentication CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2020-18778 GE Voluson S8 Service Browser hard-coded credentials CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

Sources

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