Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This vulnerability affects Dräger Infinity patient monitoring environments. An attacker on the same enabled network path, or near the relevant wireless access point, could tamper with monitor data/settings or cause monitor network disruption. The business concern is patient-safety impact from altered alarms, alarm limits, reboots, or loss of network functionality.
Executive priority
Treat as high priority for hospitals using affected Dräger monitoring systems. Prioritize inventory, vendor guidance review, and network containment because the described impacts involve alarm settings, device availability, and clinical monitoring reliability.
Technical view
CVE-2019-25719 is a network message handling issue in Dräger Infinity Acute Care System and Standalone Infinity M540 patient monitors running VG4.1.1, VG4.0.3, and lower. It is associated with CWE-924 and CVSS 4.0 score 8.8. The reported impact includes spoofing/tampering and denial of service from network-adjacent access.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in clinical networks using affected Dräger Infinity Acute Care System or Standalone Infinity M540 monitors with enabled Infinity network ports or reachable wireless access points. Internet exposure is not indicated in the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The provided sources describe network-adjacent attack conditions without authentication or user interaction. They do not state active exploitation, and the CVE is not marked as CISA KEV in the provided bundle.
Researcher notes
Evidence in the bundle is sufficient for affected product family, attack adjacency, and impact types. It does not provide exploit proof, active exploitation, or a named patch level. Avoid assuming VG4.2 status without confirming vendor advisory details.
Mitigation direction
- Review the Dräger advisory for supported fixes or configuration guidance.
- Inventory affected Dräger monitors and software versions.
- Restrict access to Infinity network ports to trusted clinical network segments.
- Limit physical and wireless proximity access to relevant access points.
- Monitor for unexpected reboots, network loss, or alarm setting changes.
Validation and detection
- Identify all Infinity Acute Care System and Standalone Infinity M540 deployments.
- Confirm software versions, especially VG4.1.1, VG4.0.3, and lower.
- Verify Infinity network ports are not broadly reachable.
- Review wireless coverage and access controls near clinical areas.
- Check device and clinical logs for unexplained reboots or alarm changes.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H3.94.7VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.6HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://static.draeger.com/security/download/PSA-19-255-02_Product-Security-Advisory-IACS-VG4.1.pdfCVE reference, VulnCheck · vendor-advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dr-ger-infinity-m540-vg4-spoofing-and-dos-via-network-message-handlingCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
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Improper Enforcement of Message Integrity During Transmission in a Communication Channel
Improper Enforcement of Message Integrity During Transmission in a Communication Channel represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.