Improper access control in Contec Health CMS8000 CONTEC ICU CCU Vital Signs Patient…
Priority LOW 26CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
The CMS8000 device does not properly control or sanitize the SSID name of a new Wi-Fi access point. A threat actor could create an SSID with a malicious name, including non-standard characters that, when the device attempts connecting to the malicious SSID, the device can be exploited to write arbitrary files or display incorrect information.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00324 25th 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
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contec Health | CMS8000 CONTEC ICU CCU Vital Signs Patient Monitor | All | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- CMS8000 CONTEC ICU CCU Vital Signs Patient Monitor VendorContec Health Affected All Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:contechealth:cms8000_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Contec Health |
| cpe:2.3:h:contechealth:cms8000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Contec Health |
- cpe:2.3:o:contechealth:cms8000_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Contec Health
- cpe:2.3:h:contechealth:cms8000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Contec Health
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3027
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q7x7-x9qf-5p7c
References
More Contec Health Cms8000 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-17808 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Contec Health CMS8000 CONTEC ICU CCU Vital Signs… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-16724 Improper access control in Contec Health CMS8000 CONTEC ICU CCU Vital Signs Patient… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2022-17783 Hard-coded credentials in Contec Health CMS8000 CONTEC ICU CCU Vital Signs Patient Monitor CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2022-18078 Multiple binary application files on the CMS8000 device are compiled with 'not stripped'… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.4
Sources
- CVE-2022-3027 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-3027 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q7x7-x9qf-5p7c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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