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CVE-2024-50593: HASOMED Elefant · Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Affects HASOMED ElefantSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High : upgrade to 24.03.03 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 24.03.03
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Nov 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade HASOMED Elefant to 24.03.03.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
HASOMED ElefantAffected
  • <24.03.03
Fixed in
  • 24.03.03

AI-suggested

Organizations should immediately verify their Elefant software version and upgrade to version 24.03.03 or later once available. In the absence of an official patch, restrict physical and local access to medical office computers running Elefant to authorized personnel only. Implement strict access controls and monitoring on endpoints to detect and prevent unauthorized local logins. Conduct regular audits of user accounts and local system access logs. Consider deploying endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to identify suspicious activities related to the Elefant service. Educate staff about the risks of local access exploitation and enforce policies to minimize insider threats. Coordinate with HASOMED for timely updates and guidance. Additionally, review and harden the configuration of Elefant service binaries to remove or disable hard-coded credentials if possible through vendor support or custom remediation.

Description

An attacker with local access to the medical office computer can access restricted functions of the Elefant Service tool by using a hard-coded "Hotline" password in the Elefant service binary, which is shipped with the software.

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