CVE-2024-27107
📋 TL;DR
CVE-2024-27107 is a critical vulnerability in GE HealthCare EchoPAC products where weak default passwords allow attackers to gain unauthorized access. This affects healthcare organizations using vulnerable EchoPAC installations, potentially compromising patient data and medical imaging systems. The vulnerability stems from hardcoded or easily guessable credentials in default configurations.
💻 Affected Systems
- GE HealthCare EchoPAC
⚠️ 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 allowing attackers to access, modify, or delete patient medical imaging data, disrupt diagnostic workflows, and potentially pivot to other hospital systems.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to patient health information (PHI) leading to data breaches, HIPAA violations, and potential manipulation of diagnostic imaging results.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if strong password policies are enforced and systems are properly segmented from broader hospital networks.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authentication but is trivial with weak/default passwords. Attackers can use password guessing or known default credentials.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Consult GE HealthCare security advisory for specific patched versions
Vendor Advisory: https://securityupdate.gehealthcare.com/
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Review GE HealthCare security advisory for affected versions. 2. Apply the recommended security update from GE HealthCare. 3. Restart affected EchoPAC systems. 4. Change all default passwords to strong, unique credentials.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Password Policy Enforcement
allImmediately change all default and weak passwords to strong, complex passwords meeting healthcare security standards.
Network Segmentation
allIsolate EchoPAC systems from general hospital networks and restrict access to authorized personnel only.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Immediately change all default passwords to strong, unique passwords with at least 12 characters including upper/lower case, numbers, and special characters.
- Implement network segmentation to isolate EchoPAC systems and restrict access through firewalls to only necessary IP addresses and users.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if EchoPAC systems are using default or weak passwords by reviewing password policies and conducting authorized password strength testing.Check Version:
Check EchoPAC application version through the software interface or consult system documentation.Verify Fix Applied:
Verify that strong passwords are implemented and systems are updated to patched versions as specified in GE HealthCare advisory.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful login from unusual locations
- Access logs showing authentication with default credentials
Network Indicators:
- Unusual network traffic to/from EchoPAC systems, especially from external IP addresses
SIEM Query:
source="echopac_logs" AND (event_type="authentication" AND (user="default" OR user="admin")) OR (failed_logins > 5 AND success=1)