CVE-2025-0683

Exposure of Private Personal Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Contec Health CMS8000 Patient Monitor

Description

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.

Remediation

Solution:

  • Per FDA recommendation, CISA recommends users remove any Contec CMS8000 devices from their networks. Please note that this device may be re-labeled and sold by resellers. For a list of known re-labeled devices, please refer to FDA's safety communication https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/cybersecurity-vulnerabilities-certain-patient-monitors-contec-and-epsimed-fda-safety-communication .

Category

8.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 4.0 •
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.05%
Affected: Contec Health CMS8000 Patient Monitor
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-25-030-01
https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/cybersecurity-vulnerabilities-certain-patient-monitors-contec-and-epsimed-fda-safety-communication
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/backdoor-found-in-two-healthcare-patient-monitors-linked-to-ip-in-china/
https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/contec-cms8000-contains-backdoor

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-0683?
CVE-2025-0683 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-0683?
To fix CVE-2025-0683: Per FDA recommendation, CISA recommends users remove any Contec CMS8000 devices from their networks. Please note that this device may be re-labeled and sold by resellers. For a list of known re-labeled devices, please refer to FDA's safety communication https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/safety-communications/cybersecurity-vulnerabilities-certain-patient-monitors-contec-and-epsimed-fda-safety-communication .
Is CVE-2025-0683 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-0683 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-0683?
CVE-2025-0683 affects Contec Health CMS8000 Patient Monitor.
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