VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-8856
The software contains hard-coded cryptographic key, which it uses for encryption of internal data.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.38%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.38%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.38% probability · 72th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-798
- Affected
- philips/e-alert firmware
- Source
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
EPSS 1.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105194Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-242-01Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.usa.philips.com/healthcare/about/customer-support/product-securityVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105194Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-242-01Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.usa.philips.com/healthcare/about/customer-support/product-securityVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.