Vulnerability in Abbott Accent
CVE-2017-12716
Abbott Laboratories Accent and Anthem pacemakers manufactured prior to Aug 28, 2017 transmit unencrypted patient information via RF communications to programmers and home monitoring units. Additionally, the Accent and Anthem pacemakers sto…
EPSS: 0.002 (16.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Abbott Accent
- Abbott Accent_firmware
- Abbott Accent_mri
- Abbott Accent_mri_firmware
- Abbott Accent_st
- Abbott Accent_st_firmware
- Abbott Anthem
- Abbott Anthem_firmware
- Abbott Laboratories Accent And Anthem — versions All versions of pacemakers manufactured prior to August 28, 2017
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-12716?
- CVE-2017-12716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Abbott Accent, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-04-25.
- How severe is CVE-2017-12716?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.