Orthanc’s Outdated Security: A Prescription for Medical Mayhem!
A critical vulnerability in Orthanc servers, CVE-2025-0896, can allow remote attackers to manipulate medical data. CISA warns that this poses a severe risk to healthcare operations. Orthanc users are urged to upgrade and ensure proper authentication settings.
Hot Take:
In the world of medical imaging, Orthanc servers are pulling a full Houdini, making sensitive patient data disappear right into the hands of cybercriminals. Who knew that your X-rays might need a password as strong as your Wi-Fi’s?
Key Points:
- CVE-2025-0896 is a critical vulnerability affecting Orthanc servers before version 1.5.8.
- The flaw allows remote attackers to access systems due to basic authentication being disabled by default.
- Successful exploitation can lead to data disclosure, record modification, or denial-of-service attacks.
- Orthanc devs recommend upgrading to the latest version and enabling strong authentication.
- No known attacks have exploited the vulnerability, but 615 instances are exposed online.
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