CVE-2022-4992
Remote attacker can spoof data and trigger DoS on Dräger patient monitors.
Is CVE-2022-4992 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2022-4992 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.16% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2022-4992?
CVE-2022-4992 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2022-4992?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2022-4992, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2022-4992 affect?
CVE-2022-4992 affects Dräger Infinity Acute Care System (VG4.1.1, VG4.0.3, lower; VG4.2 partial), Infinity M540 monitors. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2022-4992?
Monitor traffic; segment network; plan patch when available
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote data spoofing/tampering can alter alarm states/limits; may cause device reboot and monitoring loss.
Monitor only
- affected< VG4.2
- affected< VG4.1.1
- affected< VG4.0.3
- affected< VG4.2
- affected< VG4.1.1
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.