CVE-2022-41627

low-risk
Published 2022-10-27

The physical IoT device of the AliveCor's KardiaMobile, a smartphone-based personal electrocardiogram (EKG) has no encryption for its data-over-sound protocols. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to read patient EKG results or create a denial-of-service condition by emitting sounds at similar frequencies as the device, disrupting the smartphone microphone’s ability to accurately read the data. To carry out this attack, the attacker must be close (less than 5 feet) to pick up and emit sound waves.

Do I need to act?

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0.01% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 4.8/10 Medium
PHYSICAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (3)

Kardiamobile Firmware
Kardiamobile 6L Firmware
Kardiamobile Card Firmware

Affected Vendors

21
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low-risk
Severity 12/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 9/34 · Low