CVE-2018-10599
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 · uneditedIntelliVue Patient Monitors MP Series (including MP2/X2/MP30/MP50/MP70/NP90/MX700/800) Rev B-M, IntelliVue Patient Monitors MX (MX400-550) Rev J-M and (X3/MX100 for Rev M only), and Avalon Fetal/Maternal Monitors FM20/FM30/FM40/FM50 with software Revisions F.0, G.0 and J.3 have a vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to read memory from an attacker-chosen device address within the same subnet.
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 confidenceA memory disclosure vulnerability in Philips IntelliVue patient monitors (MP Series, MX Series, and Avalon FM monitors) allows an unauthenticated attacker on the same subnet to read arbitrary memory contents from the device by specifying a target memory address. This is a remote information disclosure issue requiring network proximity but no authentication.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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 versionsall versionsall versionsall 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 device modelCheck the label or system information of the patient monitor to confirm it is a Philips IntelliVue MP Series (MP2, X2, MP30, MP50, MP70, NP90), MX Series (MX700, MX800), or Avalon FM monitorAffected if The device is one of these models, as all versions are affected by the memory disclosure vulnerability
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Determine network exposureReview network configuration to determine if the monitor is connected to a network segment accessible to untrusted or unauthenticated systems on the same subnetAffected if The monitor is on a network segment that allows unsolicited network traffic from untrusted devices, as the attacker only needs network proximity without authentication
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Check for external network connectivityVerify whether the subnet containing the monitor has routing or firewall rules that permit inbound access from networks outside the trusted medical device VLANAffected if The monitor's subnet is reachable from broader network infrastructure, enabling an unauthenticated attacker to reach the device
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Assess service accessibilityDetermine if the proprietary Philips patient monitoring protocol/service is listening on the network and accessible to remote hosts on the same subnetAffected if The monitoring service accepts remote connections without authentication, allowing arbitrary memory address queries
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Confirm isolation boundariesReview VLAN configuration and firewall rules to verify that the monitor is isolated on a dedicated medical device network segment with strict access controlsAffected if The device lacks proper network isolation or shares a subnet with untrusted systems, enabling the attack vector
A user is affected if their Philips IntelliVue monitor (MP, MX, or Avalon series) is network-accessible from an untrusted device on the same subnet, since the vulnerability requires no authentication and only network proximity.
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 dataIsolate affected medical devices on a dedicated network segment/VLAN with strict firewall rules to limit access to trusted systems only, and apply vendor-supplied software updates when available.
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- Review / QA3.0 h
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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-2018-10599 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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