Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 25, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-12716
CVE-2017-12716
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.
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Affected products
3- Range: < Aug 28, 2017
- Range: < Aug 28, 2017
- Abbott Laboratories/Accent and Anthemv5Range: All versions of pacemakers manufactured prior to August 28, 2017
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References
2- 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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