CVE-2021-27497Network attack vector

Unauthenticated information disclosure via undisclosed mechanism

Published Apr 1, 2022 · Updated Apr 17, 2025

Protection mechanism failure in Philips Vue PACS 12.2.x.x and earlier allows remote attackers to access sensitive information. Philips has not disclosed which component or operation applies insufficient protection to attacker-controlled input. Network access and no authentication are required; the published assessment limits impact to disclosure and limited integrity loss without service interruption.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.85%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Protection mechanism failure in Philips Vue PACS 12.2.x.x and earlier allows remote attackers to access sensitive information. Philips has not disclosed which component or operation applies insufficient protection to attacker-controlled input. Network access and no authentication are required; the published assessment limits impact to disclosure and limited integrity loss without service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-27497
Published
Apr 1, 2022
Updated
Apr 17, 2025
Vendor
Philips
Product
Vue Motion
Classifications
CWE-693
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

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

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <=12.2.1.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Philips · Vue Motionversion=unspecified <=12.2.1.5
Philips · Vue PACSversion=unspecified <=12.2.x.x
Philips · Vue Speechversion=unspecified <=12.2.x.x
Philips · Vue MyVueversion=unspecified <=12.2.x.x

Published CVSS scores

9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.5ICS-CERTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure

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Technologies

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