Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Contec Health CMS8000 Patient Monitor
Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Contec Health CMS8000 Patient Monitor is vulnerable to an out-of-bounds write, which could allow an attacker to send specially formatted UDP requests in order to write arbitrary data. This could result in remote code execution.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0129 70th 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
- Total
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 Patient Monitor | Firmware version smart3250-2.6.27-wlan2.1.7.cramfs; Firmware version CMS7.820.075.08/0.74(0.75); Firmware version CMS7.820.120.01/0.93(0.95) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- CMS8000 Patient Monitor VendorContec Health Affected Firmware version smart3250-2.6.27-wlan2.1.7.cramfs; Firmware version CMS7.820.075.08/0.74(0.75); Firmware version CMS7.820.120.01/0.93(0.95) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12248
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w5vx-f3xq-8wcg
References
More Contec Health vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-01029 The "update" binary in the firmware of the affected product sends attempts to mount to a… CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
- TI-2022-17808 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Contec Health CMS8000 CONTEC ICU CCU Vital Signs… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-00526 Hidden Functionality vulnerability in Contec Health CMS8000 Patient Monitor CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
- TI-2025-00577 Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Contec Health CMS8000 Patient Monitor CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2024-12248 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-12248 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w5vx-f3xq-8wcg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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