CVE-2018-8856 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Philips e-Alert Unit (non-medical device), Version R2.1 and prior. The software contains hard-coded cryptographic key, which it uses for encryption of internal data.

Published: 2018-09-26

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 1.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Philips

e-Alert Unit (non-medical device)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`R2.1 and prior`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:philips:e-alert_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-20464	Philips e-Alert Unit (non-medical device), Version R2.1 and prior. The software contains hard-coded cryptographic key, which it uses for encryption of internal data.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01378.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105194
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-242-01
https://www.usa.philips.com/healthcare/about/customer-support/product-security

History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00644}`	epss `{'score': 0.00632}`

Subscriptions

Philips E-alert Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published: 2018-09-26T19:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:56:15.854Z

Reserved: 2018-03-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-8856

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-09-26T19:29:03.347

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:05:31.447

Link: CVE-2018-8856

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-798
Use of Hard-coded Credentials

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