CVE-2024-9834

Disclosure and settings tampering via cleartext serial traffic

Published Nov 14, 2024 · Updated Nov 15, 2024

Cleartext transmission in Baxter Life2000 Ventilation System 06.08.00.00 and earlier allows local users to read data and alter settings. The ventilator's serial interface sends and accepts unprotected messages, exposing information and allowing commands to affect device settings and performance. Physical access to the unattended device is required, and successful manipulation can disrupt its life-supporting air delivery without user interaction.

CVSS severity9.4
Critical
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
Coverage for this vulnerability

See if you're affected

Explore vulnerability checks for your environment with Hinoki.

Book a demo

Summary

What happened

Cleartext transmission in Baxter Life2000 Ventilation System 06.08.00.00 and earlier allows local users to read data and alter settings. The ventilator's serial interface sends and accepts unprotected messages, exposing information and allowing commands to affect device settings and performance. Physical access to the unattended device is required, and successful manipulation can disrupt its life-supporting air delivery without user interaction.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-9834
Published
Nov 14, 2024
Updated
Nov 15, 2024
Vendor
Baxter International
Product
Life2000 Ventilation System
Classifications
CWE-319, CAPEC-441, CAPEC-117, T0836
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 14, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 15, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.

Is a vulnerable build present?

Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.

  1. Affected versionversion=06.08.00.00 and prior

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Baxter International · Life2000 Ventilation Systemversion=06.08.00.00 and prior
Baxter International · Life2000 Ventilator Firmwareversion=0 <=06.08.00.00

Published CVSS scores

9.3BaxterCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.4BaxterCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.

Daily unique IPsNo honeypot observations are available for this CVE in the selected window.

No observations available

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-319Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
CAPEC-441Malicious Logic Insertion
CAPEC-117Interception
T0836Modify Parameter

Public exploit references

No public exploit references are available in this record.

Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.

Technologies

Your stack

See the directory against your own environment.

Your stack

Check the software in your environment

Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.

Book a demo