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CVE-2020-15482

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-08-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

An issue was discovered on Nescomed Multipara Monitor M1000 devices. The device enables an unencrypted TELNET service by default, with a blank password for the admin account. This allows an attacker to gain root access to the device over the local network.

Affected products

• Niscomed M1000 Multipara Patient Monitor Firmware: all versions

References

• https://payatu.com/advisory/unauthenticated-telnet-service-in-niscomed-patient-monitor
• https://www.niscomed.com/multipara-monitor.html
• https://payatu.com/advisory/unauthenticated-telnet-service-in-niscomed-patient-monitor
• https://www.niscomed.com/multipara-monitor.html

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