Uncontrolled resource consumption in Contec Health CMS8000 CONTEC ICU CCU Vital Signs…
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- 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-400.
Summary
The CMS800 device fails while attempting to parse malformed network data sent by a threat actor. A threat actor with network access can remotely issue a specially formatted UDP request that will cause the entire device to crash and require a physical reboot. A UDP broadcast request could be sent that causes a mass denial-of-service attack on all CME8000 devices connected to the same network.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01047 64th 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
- Yes
- 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-2022-38100
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w768-wqpr-555x
References
More Contec Health Cms8000 Firmware vulnerabilities
- 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-2022-02790 Improper access control in Contec Health CMS8000 CONTEC ICU CCU Vital Signs Patient… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.7
- TI-2022-18078 Multiple binary application files on the CMS8000 device are compiled with 'not stripped'… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.4
Sources
- CVE-2022-38100 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-38100 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w768-wqpr-555x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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