Baxter SIGMA Spectrum Infusion Pumps: Multiple Vulnerabilities (FIXED)

Baxter SIGMA Spectrum Infusion Pumps: Multiple Vulnerabilities (FIXED)

Rapid7, Inc. (Rapid7) discovered vulnerabilities in two TCP/IP-enabled medical devices produced by Baxter Healthcare. The affected products are:

SIGMA Spectrum Infusion Pump (Firmware Version 8.00.01)SIGMA Wi-Fi Battery (Firmware Versions 16, 17, 20 D29)

Rapid7 initially reported these issues to Baxter on April 20, 2022. Since then, members of our research team have worked alongside the vendor to discuss the impact, resolution, and a coordinated response for these vulnerabilities.

Product description

Baxter’s SIGMA Spectrum product is a commonly used brand of infusion pumps, which are typically used by hospitals to deliver medication and nutrition directly into a patient’s circulatory system. These TCP/IP-enabled devices deliver data to healthcare providers to enable more effective, coordinated care.

Credit

The vulnerabilities in two TCP/IP-enabled medical devices were discovered by Deral Heiland, Principal IoT Researcher at Rapid7. They are being disclosed in accordance with Rapid7’s vulnerability disclosure policy after coordination with the vendor.

Vendor statement

"In support of our mission to save and sustain lives, Baxter takes product security seriously. We are committed to working with the security researcher community to verify and respond to legitimate vulnerabilities and ask researchers to participate in our responsible reporting process. Software updates to disable Telnet and FTP (CVE-2022-26392) are in process. Software updates to address the format string attack (CVE-2022-26393) are addressed in WBM version 20D30 and all other WBM versions. Authentication is already available in Spectrum IQ (CVE-2022-26394). Instructions to erase all data and settings from WBMs and pumps before decommissioning and transferring to other facilities (CVE-2022-26390) are in process for incorporation into the Spectrum Operator’s Manual and are available in the baxter sigma spectrum infusion pumps multiple vulnerabilities fixed