3.6 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
4.4 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.8 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
10.5%
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a non-authenticated attacker to view or modify information.
The following versions of Philips Ultrasound Systems, are affected:
An attacker may use an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication of the alternate service login to view or modify information.
CVE-2020-14477 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3 base score of 3.6 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).
Philips reported this vulnerability to CISA.
Philips released Ultrasound EPIQ/Affiniti Version VM6.0 in April 2020 and recommends users with the Ultrasound EPIQ/Affiniti systems to contact their local Philips service support team, or regional service support for installation information.
Philips is currently planning the following new releases:
As an interim mitigation to this vulnerability, Philips recommends customers ensure service providers can guarantee installed device integrity during all service and repair operations.
Users with questions regarding their specific Ultrasound installation should contact the Philips service support team or regional service support.
Users can contact Philips customer service, and find more details in the Philips advisory (external link). Please see the Philips product security website for the latest security information for Philips products.
CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability. Specifically, users should:
CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.
CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage on us-cert.gov. Several recommended practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.
Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage on us-cert.gov in the Technical Information Paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B–Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.
Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their established internal procedures and report their findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
No known public exploits specifically target this vulnerability. This vulnerability is not exploitable remotely. High skill level is needed to exploit.
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3.6 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
4.4 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.8 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
10.5%