CVE-2021-38398

Device compromise via non-updateable software components

Published Oct 4, 2021 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Reliance on non-updateable components in Boston Scientific ZOOM LATITUDE Model 3120 allows physically proximate attackers to compromise the device. The programmer embeds off-the-shelf software components that cannot be updated, leaving their known vulnerabilities unpatched. Physical access and user interaction are required; successful exploitation can expose patient health information or compromise device integrity.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.43%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reliance on non-updateable components in Boston Scientific ZOOM LATITUDE Model 3120 allows physically proximate attackers to compromise the device. The programmer embeds off-the-shelf software components that cannot be updated, leaving their known vulnerabilities unpatched. Physical access and user interaction are required; successful exploitation can expose patient health information or compromise device integrity.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-38398
Published
Oct 4, 2021
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
Boston Scientific
Product
ZOOM LATITUDE Programming System
Classifications
CWE-1329
Attack vector
physical
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 4, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Model 3120

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorphysical
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Boston Scientific · ZOOM LATITUDE Programming Systemversion=Model 3120

Published CVSS scores

4.6NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
6.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.5ICS-CERTCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorphysical
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-1329Reliance on Component That is Not Updateable

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