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TI-2024-32653 Aliases CVE-2024-48971GHSA-78wf-p97g-f4jr

Clinician Password and Serial Number Clinician Password are hard-coded in Life2000 Ventilator

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-798Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
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-798.

Summary

The Clinician Password and Serial Number Clinician Password are hard-coded into the ventilator in plaintext form. This could allow an attacker to obtain the password off the ventilator and use it to gain unauthorized access to the device, with clinician privileges.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00216 12th 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
BaxterLife2000 Ventilation Systemup to 06.08.00.00—No fix listedCNA
  • Life2000 Ventilation System VendorBaxter Affected up to 06.08.00.00 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CISA-ADP · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:baxter:life2000_ventilator_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Baxter
  • cpe:2.3:o:baxter:life2000_ventilator_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Baxter

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-48971
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-78wf-p97g-f4jr

References

Other 1

  • 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
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Sources

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