Life2000 Ventilator microcontroller lacks memory protection
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-1191Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The ventilator's microcontroller lacks memory protection. An attacker could connect to the internal JTAG interface and read or write to flash memory using an off-the-shelf debugging tool, which could disrupt the function of the device and/or cause unauthorized information disclosure.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00213 11th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-48970
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-93m9-fhm3-cjvp
More Baxter vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-32651 Life2000 ventilator and Service PC lack sufficient audit logging capabilities CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-32650 Life2000 service tools for test and calibration do not support user authentication CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-06298 Vulnerability in Baxter Connex Health Portal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2014-04431 Improper authentication in Baxter SIGMA Spectrum Infusion System CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-09702 The Baxter Spectrum WBM (v17, v20D29, v20D30, v20D31, and v22D24) when configured for… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-09675 Hard-coded credentials in Baxter ExactaMix EM 2400 & EM 1200 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-48970 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-48970 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-93m9-fhm3-cjvp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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