Credentialed file disclosure via missing access restrictions
Published Nov 19, 2021 · Updated Apr 2, 2026
Information exposure in Philips MRI 1.5T and MRI 3T 5.3 through 5.8.1 allows local users to read sensitive files. The MRI software leaves files or directories accessible without enforcing the intended authorization boundary; Philips has not identified the affected path or access-control check. Exploitation requires physical access and valid login credentials, and the reported consequence is disclosure or export of data, including patient data, without network exploitation.
Summary
What happened
Information exposure in Philips MRI 1.5T and MRI 3T 5.3 through 5.8.1 allows local users to read sensitive files. The MRI software leaves files or directories accessible without enforcing the intended authorization boundary; Philips has not identified the affected path or access-control check. Exploitation requires physical access and valid login credentials, and the reported consequence is disclosure or export of data, including patient data, without network exploitation.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-42744
- Published
- Nov 19, 2021
- Updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-552, T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Nov 19, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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