8.8

CVE-2020-36549: GE Voluson S8 Windows Operating System Patches privileges management

Modified
Published 17-06-2022Last modified 16-04-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-36549 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in ge voluson_s8_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.23%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 17-06-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GE Voluson S8. Affected is the underlying Windows XP operating system. Missing patches might introduce an excessive attack surface. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.23%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

13%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.01 pp

From 0.23% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ge1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links