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CVE-2018-8853

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-05-04 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-250

Description

Philips Brilliance CT devices operate user functions from within a contained kiosk in a Microsoft Windows operating system. Windows boots by default with elevated Windows privileges, enabling a kiosk application, user, or an attacker to potentially attain unauthorized elevated privileges in Brilliance 64 version 2.6.2 and prior, Brilliance iCT versions 4.1.6 and prior, Brillance iCT SP versions 3.2.4 and prior, and Brilliance CT Big Bore 2.3.5 and prior. Also, attackers may gain access to unauthorized resources from the underlying Windows operating system.

Affected products

• Philips Brilliance Ct Big Bore Firmware: through 2.3.5
• Philips Brilliance Firmware 64: through 2.6.2
• Philips Brilliance Ict Firmware: through 4.1.6
• Philips Brilliance Ict Sp Firmware: through 3.2.4

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104088
• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-123-01
• https://www.usa.philips.com/healthcare/about/customer-support/product-security
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104088
• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-123-01
• https://www.usa.philips.com/healthcare/about/customer-support/product-security

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