CVE-2021-32993
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 · uneditedIntelliBridge EC 40 and 60 Hub (C.00.04 and prior) contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or a cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data.
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 · high confidenceThe IntelliBridge EC 40 and 60 Hub devices running firmware C.00.04 and prior contain hard-coded credentials (passwords or cryptographic keys) embedded in the firmware. These credentials are used for multiple purposes: inbound device authentication, outbound communication with external components, and encryption of internal data. An attacker who obtains these credentials through reverse engineering, firmware analysis, or other means could gain unauthorized access to the device or its communications.
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 data<= c.00.04<= c.00.04CVSS 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
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
-
Identify the IntelliBridge device modelLocate the physical device or check device inventory documentation to confirm whether the hub is a Philips IntelliBridge EC40 or EC80 modelAffected if Device is not an EC40 or EC80 model (unaffected)
-
Check the installed firmware versionAccess the device web interface, administrative console, or use SNMP/sysinfo query to retrieve the current firmware version string (format: C.00.0x)Affected if Firmware version cannot be determined or is newer than C.00.04 (unaffected)
-
Compare firmware version to affected rangeCompare the discovered firmware version against the affected range: any version <= C.00.04 is vulnerableAffected if Firmware version is C.00.04 or earlier (affected)
-
Verify hard-coded credential presenceReview firmware analysis reports or perform firmware extraction and strings analysis to confirm the presence of embedded credentialsAffected if Hard-coded credentials are found in firmware (affected - this step is optional confirmation if version check is inconclusive)
A user is affected if they have a Philips IntelliBridge EC40 or EC80 hub running firmware version C.00.04 or earlier, as these versions contain hard-coded credentials embedded in the firmware image.
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 dataContact the vendor (Hill-Rom/Resolute) for an updated firmware version that removes hard-coded credentials. Until a patch is available, network-segment the affected devices, monitor for unauthorized access attempts using the known credentials, and implement additional authentication controls where possible.
- Consultation8.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $6,304.
Scan for this in your stack
Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2021-32993 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2021-32993 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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
No notes yet
Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.
A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.
- Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data