CVE-2022-43557
BD BodyGuard™ Pumps – RS-232 Interface Vulnerability
The BD BodyGuard™ infusion pumps specified allow for access through the RS-232 (serial) port interface. If exploited, threat actors with physical access, specialized equipment and knowledge may be able to configure or disable the pump. No electronic protected health information (ePHI), protected health information (PHI) or personally identifiable information (PII) is stored in the pump.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
BD BodyGuard™ Pumps – RS-232 Interface Vulnerability
The BD BodyGuard™ infusion pumps specified allow for access through the RS-232 (serial) port interface. If exploited, threat actors with physical access, specialized equipment and knowledge may be able to configure or disable the pump. No electronic protected health information (ePHI), protected health information (PHI) or personally identifiable information (PII) is stored in the pump.
- Record
CVE-2022-43557- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1299
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-46553
The BD BodyGuard™ infusion pumps specified allow for access through the RS-232 (serial) port interface. If exploited, threat actors with physical access, specialized equipment and knowledge may be able to configure or disable the pump. No electronic protected health information (ePHI), protected health information (PHI) or personally identifiable information (PII) is stored in the pump.
- Record
EUVD-2022-46553- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-42mr-mfcr-7jqh
The BD BodyGuard™ infusion pumps specified allow for access through the RS-232 (serial) port...
The BD BodyGuard™ infusion pumps specified allow for access through the RS-232 (serial) port interface. If exploited, threat actors with physical access, specialized equipment and knowledge may be able to configure or disable the pump. No electronic protected health information (ePHI), protected health information (PHI) or personally identifiable information (PII) is stored in the pump.
- Record
GHSA-42mr-mfcr-7jqh- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287, CWE-1299
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The BD BodyGuard™ infusion pumps specified allow for access through the RS-232 (serial) port interface. If exploited, threat actors with physical access, specialized equipment and knowledge may be able to configure or disable the pump. No electronic protected health information (ePHI), protected health information (PHI) or personally identifiable information (PII) is stored in the pump.
- Record
CVE-2022-43557- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1299, CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-43557 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Becton, Dickinson And Company (bd) Bodyguard™ Pump, published December 5, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.23%, the 13th percentile. No source names a fixed version.