CVE-2024-48973

criticalpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 12 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.22% (12th) EPSS
CVSS 9.3 · critical
Is it mine?
3 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisa_csaf_ot

EPSS · scored 2026-10-26

The debug port on the ventilator's serial interface is enabled by default. This could allow an attacker to send and receive messages over the debug port (which are unencrypted; see 3.2.1) that result in unauthorized disclosure of information and/or have unintended impacts on device settings and performance.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • FixedLife2000 Ventilation Systemcisa_csaf_ot

    Baxter recommends that users of the Life2000 Ventilation System not leave their ventilators unattended in public or unsecured areas. Maintaining physical possession and control of the ventilator reduces the likelihood of a malicious actor gaining access to the device.

  • MitigationLife2000 Ventilation Systemcisa_csaf_ot

    Baxter is unaware of any exploitation of these vulnerabilities and/or the compromise of personal or health data.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.3
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.5–9.3

v3.19.3criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · CISA US
v3.19.3criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.19.3criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · productsecurity@baxter.comexploitability 2.5 · impact 6
v3.18.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-1263USCWE-1263US
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affected products (3)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • ICSMA-24-319-01Baxter Life2000 Ventilation System2024-11-14icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could lead to information disclosure and/or disruption of the device's function without detection.

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also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdcisa_csaf_otNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2024-11-14modified 2026-06-17
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references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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