CRITICAL: CVE-2020-6966 (CVSS 10) — gehealthcare apexpro telemetry server firmware
CVE: CVE-2020-6966
CVSS: 10 (3.1) — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: CRITICAL
Status: Critical advisory
Affected
- gehealthcare apexpro telemetry server firmware
- gehealthcare apexpro telemetry server
- gehealthcare carescape central station mai700 firmware
- gehealthcare carescape central station mai700
- gehealthcare carescape central station mas700 firmware
Summary
In ApexPro Telemetry Server Versions 4.2 and prior, CARESCAPE Telemetry Server v4.2 & prior, Clinical Information Center (CIC) Versions 4.X and 5.X, CARESCAPE Central Station (CSCS) Versions 1.X, the affected products utilize a weak encryption scheme for remote desktop control, which may allow an attacker to obtain remote code execution of devices on the network.
Verified Sources
References
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-20-023-01
- https://www3.gehealthcare.com/~/media/downloads/us/support/site-planning/site-readiness/gehc-gateway_project_implementation_guide_pdf.pdf
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-20-023-01
_Validated by the Lyrie Threat Intelligence Pipeline — 3 independent sources confirmed before publication. No speculation._
Lyrie Verdict
A vulnerability of this severity is exactly what Lyrie's anti-rogue-AI defense is built for: continuous, autonomous monitoring that doesn't wait for human reaction time.
Validated sources
- [1]NVD
- [2]GitHub Advisory
- [3]MITRE