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 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.

• CWE-311
• CWE-319

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100523Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-241-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100523Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-241-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource

Published

Apr 25, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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