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CVE-2021-27497: Philips Vue PACS Protection Mechanism Failure

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-04-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-693

Description

Philips Vue PACS versions 12.2.x.x and prior does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.

Affected products

• Philips Myvue: before 12.2.1.5 — fixed in 12.2.1.5
• Philips Speech: before 12.2.8.0 — fixed in 12.2.8.0
• Philips Vue Motion: before 12.2.1.5 — fixed in 12.2.1.5
• Philips Vue PACS: before 12.2.8.0 — fixed in 12.2.8.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Philips Myvue 12.2.1.5; Philips Speech 12.2.8.0; Philips Vue Motion 12.2.1.5; Philips Vue PACS 12.2.8.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.philips.com/productsecurity
• https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsma-21-187-01
• http://www.philips.com/productsecurity
• https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsma-21-187-01

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