Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A GE Voluson S8 ultrasound system component reportedly contains built-in credentials. An attacker needs local access, but once present, could potentially gain limited access to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The public bundle does not show active exploitation or a named patch.
Executive priority
Prioritize within the medical device risk program, especially for clinical sites where local device access is broad. Urgency is moderate: the issue affects a medical device and uses hard-coded credentials, but sources only support a local attack path and limited CVSS impact.
Technical view
CVE-2020-36547 is a CWE-798 hard-coded credentials issue in the GE Voluson S8 Service Browser. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L, meaning local attack, low complexity, no privileges or user interaction, and limited impact across CIA.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations operating GE Voluson S8 systems with the affected Service Browser configuration. The source bundle does not identify affected software versions, CPEs, network exposure, or deployment prerequisites beyond local access.
Exploitation context
The bundle says local attack is required. It does not cite CISA KEV listing, public exploitation, exploit maturity, or observed attacks. Treat this as a local-access medical device configuration risk, not a proven internet-scale threat.
Researcher notes
Public evidence is sparse. The record names GE Voluson S8 and Service Browser but provides no version range, credential details, patch identifier, or exploit evidence. Avoid extrapolating to other Voluson models unless GE or another cited source confirms scope.
Mitigation direction
- Identify GE Voluson S8 systems and owners in clinical engineering inventory.
- Check GE or authorized service guidance for the supported configuration change.
- Change affected Service Browser configuration settings where vendor guidance permits.
- Restrict local access to the device and service interfaces.
- Document compensating controls if configuration cannot be changed immediately.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether each Voluson S8 exposes the Service Browser component.
- Verify current configuration against GE or service-provider guidance.
- Review local access controls for rooms, consoles, and service accounts.
- Record firmware, software, and configuration state for vulnerability tracking.
- Reassess after any vendor-performed service or configuration change.
Public sources used
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CWE-798: Credential and account abuse lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.9 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L2.53.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.9MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://vuldb.com/?id.129833CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.scip.ch/?news.20200701CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Use of Hard-coded Credentials represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.