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CVE-2021-33020: Philips Vue PACS Use of a Key Past its Expiration Date

Philips Vue PACS versions 12.2.x.x and prior uses a cryptographic key or password past its expiration date, which diminishes its safety significantly by increasing the timing window for cracking attacks against that key.

HighCVSS 8.2Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

Philips Vue imaging products may continue using an old cryptographic key or password after it should have expired. That widens the opportunity for attackers to break or misuse protected access, creating high confidentiality risk for medical imaging environments. Exposure is most likely in healthcare environments running Philips Vue PACS, Vue MyVue, Vue Speech, or Vue Motion. The supplied sources do not provide exact affected version ranges for all listed products beyond Vue PACS 12.2.x.x and prior. Treat this as a high-priority healthcare system risk because compromised cryptographic protection can expose sensitive imaging data. Prioritize inventory, vendor guidance review, and network exposure reduction before assuming the issue is remediated. Mitigation focus: Inventory Philips Vue PACS, MyVue, Speech, and Motion deployments.; Check Philips Product Security and the CISA advisory for current vendor remediation.; Prioritize vendor-approved updates or configuration changes for Vue PACS 12.2.x.x and prior..

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
High
CVSS
8.2 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
8.2CVSS 3.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N3.94.2Primary CVE score

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Base CVSS 3.1 score

8.2High
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2021-33020Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

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Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
PhilipsVue PACSunspecifiedListed
PhilipsVue MyVueunspecifiedListed
PhilipsVue SpeechunspecifiedListed
PhilipsVue MotionunspecifiedListed
Weakness

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Use of a Key Past its Expiration Date

Use of a Key Past its Expiration Date represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.