CVE-2022-22766
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 · uneditedHardcoded credentials are used in specific BD Pyxis products. If exploited, threat actors may be able to gain access to the underlying file system and could potentially exploit application files for information that could be used to decrypt application credentials or gain access to electronic protected health information (ePHI) or other sensitive information.
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 vulnerability in BD Pyxis medication dispensing products allows unauthorized access to the file system. Attackers can exploit application files to decrypt credentials or access ePHI and other sensitive information.
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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 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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 BD Pyxis products in your environmentInventory all medication dispensing systems and verify if any of the following products are present: Pyxis Anesthesia Station ES, Pyxis Anesthesia Station 4000, Pyxis Cato, Pyxis Ciisafe, Pyxis Inventory Connect, Pyxis IV Prep, Pyxis Jitrbud, or Pyxis Kanban RFAffected if Any of the listed BD Pyxis products are found in the environment
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Confirm firmware version is unpatchedCheck the firmware version of any identified Pyxis product through the device management interface or system inventoryAffected if Firmware version has not been updated since the patch release date for CVE-2022-22766
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Locate application configuration filesAccess the file system of the Pyxis device and examine application directories for configuration files, XML files, or property files that may contain embedded credentialsAffected if Hardcoded credentials are found in any application configuration or data files
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Review file system access logsAudit system logs for any unauthorized file system access events, particularly to directories containing sensitive data or credential storage locationsAffected if Evidence of unauthorized file access or unexpected access patterns to sensitive directories exist
If any BD Pyxis medication dispensing product is present in the environment and has not been patched, the hardcoded credentials vulnerability is present and could allow unauthorized access to sensitive information.
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 dataApply vendor-supplied patches/updates to replace hardcoded credentials, rotate all application credentials, and conduct forensic review to determine if ePHI was accessed.
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-22766 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
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