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Critical 9.8HealthcarePublished Mar 28, 2018

CVE-2018-5451In Philips Alice 6 System version R8.0.2 or prior, when an actor claims to have a given identity, the software does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.65%, higher than 85% of scored CVEs.

In Philips Alice 6 System version R8.0.2 or prior, when an actor claims to have a given identity, the software does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This weakness can lead to the exposure of resources or functionality to unintended actors, possibly providing attackers with sensitive information or the ability to execute arbitrary code.

CVSS
9.8 CRITICAL (v3.0, NVD)CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-287
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
2.65% (percentile 85)
Assigned by
icscert
NVD analysis
Modified
Record last updated
Sep 17, 2024
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 12, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
Philips Philips Alice 6 System
philips:alice_6_system (from the name)
Version R8.0.2 or prior.
CNA record
philips alice_6_firmware
philips:alice_6_firmware
through r8.0.2
NVD

References

  • x-refsource-misc, third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
  • vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, third-party-advisory

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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