Patient-data disclosure via access-uncontrolled removable media
Published Mar 23, 2022 · Updated Apr 16, 2025
Sensitive-data exposure in Philips Gemini PET/CT family software allows physically proximate attackers to read patient data from removable media. The software writes patient health information to removable media without access control, and anonymization does not prevent later access to that information. Exploitation requires physical possession of the media; no integrity or service-interruption impact is reported.
Summary
What happened
Sensitive-data exposure in Philips Gemini PET/CT family software allows physically proximate attackers to read patient data from removable media. The software writes patient health information to removable media without access control, and anonymization does not prevent later access to that information. Exploitation requires physical possession of the media; no integrity or service-interruption impact is reported.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-27456
- Published
- Mar 23, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 16, 2025
- Vendor
- Philips
- Product
- Gemini TF 64 w/ TOF Performance
- Classifications
- CWE-922, CWE-921, T1005
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 23, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=882471
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