MEDHOST Connex contains a hard-coded Mirth Connect admin credential that is used for customer Mirth Connect management access
Published Jul 31, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.61%
Description
MEDHOST Connex contains a hard-coded Mirth Connect admin credential that is used for customer Mirth Connect management access. An attacker with knowledge of the hard-coded credential and the ability to communicate directly with the Mirth Connect management console may be able to intercept sensitive patient information. The admin account password is hard-coded as $K8t1ng throughout the application, and is the same across all installations. Customers do not have the option to change the Mirth Connect admin account password. The Mirth Connect admin account is created during the Connex install. The plaintext account password is hard-coded multiple times in the Connex install and update scripts.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.61% (0.01608) | 75.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.61% (0.01608) | 74.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00192) | 57.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00193) | 55.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/75 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100086 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/75 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100086 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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