In Philips PageWriter TC10, TC20, TC30, TC50, TC70 Cardiographs, all versions prior to May 2018, the PageWriter device does not sanitize da…

published 2018-08-22 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-6683

cvss: 3.7; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.5%; EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 43%
public exploits: 0; none known

In Philips PageWriter TC10, TC20, TC30, TC50, TC70 Cardiographs, all versions prior to May 2018, the PageWriter device does not sanitize data entered by user. This can lead to buffer overflow or format string vulnerabilities.

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSMA-18-228-01 updated 2020-06-09 cvss 5.9

Philips PageWriter TC10, TC20, TC30, TC50, and TC70 Cardiographs (Update A)

Philips PageWriter TC10 TC20 TC30 TC50 TC70 Cardiographs <May 2018
affected: vendor fix

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	3.7	CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

Philips PageWriter TC10, TC20, TC30, TC50, TC70 Cardiographs

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-134 Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

References

usa.philips.com /healthcare/about/customer-support/product-security
vendor-advisory
ics-cert.us-cert.gov /advisories/ICSMA-18-228-01
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource, vdb-entry
securityfocus.com /bid/105103
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-14799
NVD CVE-2018-14799

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Summary