Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This vulnerability affects Dräger SC patient monitoring devices. It combines hard-coded plaintext credentials with a network denial-of-service issue. Direct device access could let an attacker alter device configuration, while malformed network traffic could repeatedly reboot devices and disrupt patient monitoring connectivity.
Executive priority
Treat this as high priority for hospitals or care settings using the affected monitors. The main business risk is disrupted patient monitoring and unauthorized configuration changes, not confirmed public exploitation.
Technical view
CVE-2019-25722 is reported in Dräger SC 6002XL, SC 6802XL, SC 7000, SC 8000, and SC 9000 XL devices across all software versions. It maps to CWE-798 and has CVSS 3.1 score 7.6. The bundle describes local credential misuse and network-triggered availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most relevant in healthcare environments using the listed Dräger SC monitoring devices, especially where devices are reachable on clinical networks or physically accessible to unauthorized personnel.
Exploitation context
The sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. The issue is serious because no privileges or user interaction are required for the network DoS condition, and local access can affect clinical configuration integrity.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the supplied CVE, vendor advisory, and VulnCheck listing. Patch status, exploit maturity, and version-specific fixed builds are not stated in the bundle, so validation should stay inventory- and vendor-guidance focused.
Mitigation direction
- Review the Dräger advisory for approved remediation or compensating controls.
- Inventory all listed SC monitoring devices and confirm software versions.
- Restrict network access to patient monitoring segments and trusted management systems.
- Limit physical access to devices, service ports, and clinical work areas.
- Monitor for repeated reboots, connectivity loss, or unexplained configuration changes.
Validation and detection
- Identify whether SC 6002XL, SC 6802XL, SC 7000, SC 8000, or SC 9000 XL devices are deployed.
- Confirm which network segments can reach affected monitoring devices.
- Check clinical engineering records for unexplained reboot or connectivity incidents.
- Review device configuration change history where available.
- Verify vendor guidance has been reviewed and tracked to closure.
Public sources used
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CWE-798: Credential and account abuse lookup
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.6 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H2.84.7VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
7.2HighVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/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
7.6HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://static.draeger.com/security/download/2019-11-27-Draeger-SC7000-SC9000-security-advisory-update-v1-5.pdfCVE reference, VulnCheck · vendor-advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dr-ger-sc-monitoring-devices-hard-coded-credentials-and-dosCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
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