Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Contec Health CMS8000 Patient Monitor
Priority LOW 37CWE-359Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-359.
Summary
In its default configuration, Contec Health CMS8000 Patient Monitor transmits plain-text patient data to a hard-coded public IP address when a patient is hooked up to the monitor. This could lead to a leakage of confidential patient data to any device with that IP address or an attacker in a machine-in-the-middle scenario.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00775 56th 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 Patient Monitor | All versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- CMS8000 Patient Monitor VendorContec Health Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-0683
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h39w-8pq5-8qh2
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-2024-11359 Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Contec Health CMS8000 Patient Monitor CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- 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-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-2025-0683 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-0683 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h39w-8pq5-8qh2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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