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high 7.5

CVE-2015-1012 json

Wireless keys are stored in plain text on version 5 of the Hospira LifeCare PCA Infusion System.

published 2019-03-25 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-1156

cvss
7.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 55%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Wireless keys are stored in plain text on version 5 of the Hospira LifeCare PCA Infusion System. According to Hospira, version 3 of the LifeCare PCA Infusion System is not indicated for wireless use, is not shipped with wireless capabilities, and should not be modified to be used in a wireless capacity in a clinical setting. Hospira has developed a new version of the PCS Infusion System, version 7.0 that addresses the identified vulnerabilities. Version 7.0 has Port 20/FTP and Port 23/TELNET closed by default to prevent unauthorized access.

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSA-15-132-01 updated cvss 6.4

Hospira LifeCare PCA Infusion System Vulnerabilities

  • Hospira LifeCare PCA Infusion System <=5.0
    affected: mitigation

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

cisa ICSA-15-125-01B updated cvss 6.4

Hospira LifeCare PCA Infusion System Vulnerabilities

  • Hospira LifeCare PCA Infusion System <=5.0
    affected: mitigation “For additional information about Hospira’s upcoming release, contact Hospira’s technical support at 1-800-241-4002.”

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Hospira LifeCare PCA Infusion System

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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