Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 25, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-12714

Description

Abbott Laboratories pacemakers manufactured prior to Aug 28, 2017 do not restrict or limit the number of correctly formatted "RF wake-up" commands that can be received, which may allow a nearby attacker to repeatedly send commands to reduce pacemaker battery life. CVSS v3 base score: 5.3, CVSS vector string: AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. Abbott has developed a firmware update to help mitigate the identified vulnerabilities.

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Affected products

Abbott Laboratories/pacemakersllm-create
Range: <2017-08-28
Abbott Laboratories/Accent/anthem, Accent Mri, Assurity/allure, And Assurity Mri.v5
Range: All versions of pacemakers manufactured prior to August 28, 2017

Patches

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References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/100523nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-241-01nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource

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