CVE-2024-10476
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability involves BD Diagnostic Solutions products using default credentials, allowing attackers to access, modify, or delete sensitive data including PHI and PII. It can also enable system shutdowns impacting availability. Only BD Synapsys Informatics Solution installed on NUC servers is affected, not virtual machines or BD Kiestra SCU hardware.
💻 Affected Systems
- BD Diagnostic Solutions products
- BD Synapsys Informatics Solution
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete system compromise leading to data exfiltration of sensitive medical information, system shutdown affecting patient care, and potential ransomware deployment.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive patient data and system configuration, potentially leading to data theft or system disruption.
If Mitigated
Limited impact due to network segmentation and credential rotation, with potential for detection of unauthorized access attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Default credential vulnerabilities are trivial to exploit with basic knowledge of the system.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not specified in advisory
Vendor Advisory: https://www.bd.com/en-us/about-bd/cybersecurity/bulletin/bd-cybersecurity-vulnerability-bulletin-diagnostic-solutions-products
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Access the BD advisory link. 2. Follow BD's recommended remediation steps. 3. Change all default credentials to strong, unique passwords. 4. Implement credential rotation policies.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Credential Hardening
allChange all default credentials immediately
Manual process - change passwords via system administration interface
Network Segmentation
allIsolate affected systems from untrusted networks
Configure firewall rules to restrict access to trusted IPs only
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation and firewall rules
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for authentication attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if default credentials are still in use by attempting authentication with known defaultsCheck Version:
Check system documentation or contact BD support for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that default credentials no longer work and strong passwords are required📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Failed authentication attempts with default usernames
- Successful logins from unexpected locations
- Multiple failed login attempts
Network Indicators:
- Unusual authentication traffic patterns
- Access attempts from unauthorized IP ranges
SIEM Query:
source="*auth*" AND (user="admin" OR user="root" OR user="administrator") AND action="success"