Security Advisory

CVE-2018-8842

8.8
HIGH

Vulnerability Description

Philips e-Alert Unit (non-medical device), Version R2.1 and prior. The software transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. The Philips e-Alert communication channel is not encrypted which could therefore lead to disclosure of personal contact information and application login credentials from within the same subnet.
Published Date September 26, 2018
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory