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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | Accent and Anthem | All versions of pacemakers manufactured prior to August 28, 2017 | — |
Advisories 1
- ICSMA-17-241-01 ICSMA-17-241-01_Abbott Laboratories ' Accent/Anthem, Accent MRI, Assurity/Allure, and Assurity MRI Pacemaker Vulnerabilities CISA ICS & IT advisories · Aug 29, 2017