CVE-2024-27109
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 · uneditedInsufficiently protected credentials in GE HealthCare EchoPAC products
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 confidenceInsufficiently protected credentials in GE HealthCare EchoPAC products. This indicates credentials are stored, transmitted, or processed without adequate protection mechanisms (e.g., plaintext storage, weak hashing, hardcoded credentials, or unencrypted transmission), allowing attackers with system access to recover valid credentials.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS 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
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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.
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Identify EchoPAC installation and versionCheck for EchoPAC installation directory (commonly under Program Files/GE Healthcare or similar). Look for version information in about dialog, README files, or version.ini within the installation folder.Affected if EchoPAC is installed and running any version - the credential protection issue may exist across versions.
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Locate credential storage filesSearch the EchoPAC installation directory and user data folders for configuration files (XML, INI, PROPERTIES, YAML), database files (SQLite, MySQL), or credential stores that may contain user authentication data.Affected if Credential-related files exist in the EchoPAC installation or data directories.
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Inspect configuration files for plaintext passwordsOpen configuration files found in the installation directory and examine for password, passwd, credential, or auth-related fields. Check if password values appear in plaintext rather than encrypted or hashed.Affected if Any configuration file contains plaintext password or credential values.
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Search for hardcoded credentials in application filesSearch EchoPAC installation files (config files, scripts, XML descriptors) for strings matching patterns like 'password=', 'pwd=', 'credentials=', or hardcoded username:password combinations.Affected if Hardcoded credentials are found embedded in configuration or application files.
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Check database or credential store encryptionIf a database or credential store file is identified, examine whether the credential data is stored in encrypted form or in plaintext table columns. Use database tools to inspect the schema and sample credential records.Affected if Credentials are stored in plaintext or with weak/obvious encoding in any database used by EchoPAC.
A user is affected if GE HealthCare EchoPAC is installed and credentials are found stored in plaintext, hardcoded, or with weak protection in configuration files, databases, or application files within the EchoPAC environment.
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 dataImplement secure credential storage using strong cryptographic hashing (e.g., bcrypt, Argon2) or encryption, remove any hardcoded credentials, rotate exposed credentials, and ensure credential handling follows secure coding practices.
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- Review / QA4.0 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-27109 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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