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Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-46900 affects Vocera Report Server and Voice Server 5.x through 5.8. An authenticated user could alter scheduled job execution paths in a way that risks unauthorized server-side changes. The issue is medium severity, but important in healthcare communications environments where integrity of server operations matters.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate priority. It is not reported as actively exploited in the provided sources, but affected healthcare communication servers should be reviewed promptly because the impact is server-side integrity compromise.
Technical view
The CVE describes path traversal in the Task Exec filename. Vocera Report Console jobs run on the server at intervals, and an authenticated user can modify job entries, executable paths, and parameters. CVSS 3.1 is 6.5 with low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and high integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where Vocera Report Server or Voice Server 5.x through 5.8 is deployed and authenticated users can access or administer Report Console job settings.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. Abuse requires authenticated access, so compromised accounts or overly broad console privileges are the main concern.
Researcher notes
The provided CVE data lacks concrete affected CPEs, CWE mapping, and explicit patch details. Validation should focus on version confirmation, authenticated access paths, and integrity monitoring around Report Console scheduled jobs without assuming unsupported fixes.
Mitigation direction
- Check Stryker/Vocera product security guidance for the supported fix or upgrade path.
- Restrict Report Console job administration to trusted, necessary accounts only.
- Review and harden role assignments for authenticated Vocera administrative users.
- Monitor scheduled job configuration changes for unexpected executable paths or parameters.
- Limit management interface access to trusted networks where operationally possible.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Vocera Report Server and Voice Server versions across the environment.
- Identify systems running 5.x through 5.8 and prioritize them for vendor guidance review.
- Review Report Console job definitions for unexpected or recently changed execution paths.
- Check administrative audit logs for unusual job edits by authenticated users.
- Confirm only authorized personnel can modify scheduled job entries.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N2.83.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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