CVE-2020-36549

Unauthenticated adjacent-network compromise via missing Windows XP patches

Published Jun 17, 2022 · Updated Apr 16, 2025

Improper privilege management in GE HealthCare Voluson S8 allows remote attackers to compromise the device from the local network. Its underlying Windows XP installation lacks unspecified security patches, exposing an otherwise undisclosed set of operating-system flaws. Local-network access is required, and GE HealthCare disputes that the missing-patch condition is a separate vulnerability.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper privilege management in GE HealthCare Voluson S8 allows remote attackers to compromise the device from the local network. Its underlying Windows XP installation lacks unspecified security patches, exposing an otherwise undisclosed set of operating-system flaws. Local-network access is required, and GE HealthCare disputes that the missing-patch condition is a separate vulnerability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-36549
Published
Jun 17, 2022
Updated
Apr 16, 2025
Vendor
GE HealthCare
Product
Voluson S8
Classifications
CWE-269
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 17, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=n/a

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

GE HealthCare · Voluson S8version=n/a

Published CVSS scores

8.8ICS-CERTCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

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