CVE-2002-2446
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedGE Healthcare Millennium MG, NC, and MyoSIGHT has a password of insite.genieacq for the insite account that cannot be changed without disabling product functionality for remote InSite support, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceHardcoded credentials (username: insite, password: insite.genieacq) exist in GE Healthcare Millennium MG, NC, and MyoSIGHT medical imaging systems. The password cannot be changed without disabling remote InSite support functionality, creating a situation where the system cannot be secured without losing vendor support capabilities.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsall versionsall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the medical imaging system modelLocate the system label, boot screen, or administrative interface to confirm the device is a GE Healthcare Millennium MG, Millennium NC, or Millennium MyoSIGHT systemAffected if The system is any of these three models running any firmware version
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Determine if InSite remote support is enabledCheck the system configuration settings, service documentation, or network listening services for evidence of the InSite support interface being active. Look for ports or services associated with remote GE Healthcare support accessAffected if InSite remote support functionality is enabled or accessible on the system
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Assess network exposure of the InSite serviceReview network firewall rules, internal network segmentation, and external access controls to determine if the InSite support interface is reachable from network segments other than isolated vendor support networksAffected if The InSite support interface is reachable from networks beyond isolated vendor support channels
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Verify if default support credentials are in useExamine any accessible support configuration files, service logs, or vendor documentation that may confirm whether the default insite username and insite.genieacq password pair are still configured for the InSite support functionalityAffected if The default hardcoded credentials (insite/insite.genieacq) are confirmed to be active for the InSite support service
A user is affected if they operate a GE Healthcare Millennium MG, NC, or MyoSIGHT system with InSite remote support enabled and accessible, where the hardcoded credentials cannot be changed without losing vendor support functionality.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataSince the password cannot be changed without breaking functionality, implement compensating controls such as network segmentation to isolate the device, restrict access to the InSite support interface via firewall rules, and contact GE Healthcare for vendor-specific guidance or firmware updates that may address this vulnerability.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2002-2446 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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