VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-12716

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.24%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-04-25

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

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 store the optional patient information without encryption. CVSS v3 base score: 3.1, CVSS vector string: AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. Abbott has developed a firmware update to help mitigate the identified vulnerabilities.

Weakness classification

CWE-311: Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Primary references

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource