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A proposed class action accuses University Hospitals of negligence after an October 22 cyberattack that took its MyChart portal offline; the Cleveland patient's suit, filed October 28, claims more than a million records were exposed, a number University Hospitals has not confirmed. University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center disclosed a cyberattack October 26 that diverted ambulances for about two hours; the BYOD extortion group claims it compromised 36,000 systems, a figure UNM has not confirmed. Philips updated its Node2Shell advisory October 27 for CVE-2026-111497, the Node.js Brotli decoder flaw it first flagged October 26 against PIC iX 4.x; the advisory still names no impacted products or fixed version. Philips updated its PHP2Shell advisory October 27 for CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, adding five more affected products including IntelliSpace Portal V12 and Philips Axon to the seven already listed. NorthShore Health Centers disclosed a data breach to patients October 27, one of several Midwest provider notifications issued that week. Denver Health Medical Plan notified more than 238,000 members October 26 about a vendor-related data incident. A proposed class action accuses University Hospitals of negligence after an October 22 cyberattack that took its MyChart portal offline; the Cleveland patient's suit, filed October 28, claims more than a million records were exposed, a number University Hospitals has not confirmed. University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center disclosed a cyberattack October 26 that diverted ambulances for about two hours; the BYOD extortion group claims it compromised 36,000 systems, a figure UNM has not confirmed. Philips updated its Node2Shell advisory October 27 for CVE-2026-111497, the Node.js Brotli decoder flaw it first flagged October 26 against PIC iX 4.x; the advisory still names no impacted products or fixed version. Philips updated its PHP2Shell advisory October 27 for CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, adding five more affected products including IntelliSpace Portal V12 and Philips Axon to the seven already listed. NorthShore Health Centers disclosed a data breach to patients October 27, one of several Midwest provider notifications issued that week. Denver Health Medical Plan notified more than 238,000 members October 26 about a vendor-related data incident.
Saturday, October 31, 2026 Issue #499  ·  Est. 2025
Independent brief for device makers
Manufacturers // Abbott // Products

Assert-IQ (DM5000)

Recorder, Event, Implantable Cardiac, (With Arrhythmia Detection). Attributes come from Abbott's own public documentation for this product.

Attributes

Signals
Mobile app Web interface Handles patient data Cloud connectivity Remote access Wireless connectivity Physiological waveform processing
Properties (MITRE EMB3D)
PID-23 Device includes OS/kernel PID-31 Application-level software is present and running on the device PID-311 Device includes the usage of a web/HTTP applications PID-41 Device exposes remote network services PID-411 Device exposes remote services with the ability to send, receive, view or modify sensitive information or configurations
Platform
Android iOS
Attributes: component types
API Firmware Generic Application Generic Hardware Local Service Mobile Application Operating System Web Application
Attributes: interface types
BLE
Attributes: assets
Model Data Patient Data Telemetry Data
Attributes: dataflows
Assert-IQ ICM to Merlin.net via Bluetooth Low Energy telemetry (AF and Pause EGM episodes) Merlin.net to Clinician (true-classified episodes displayed for review)

Matched threat intel

30

Advisories in our coverage that share an attribute with this product. A shared attribute is a lead, not a finding. The status column shows only what Abbott has said.

AdvisoryDateSharedAbbott status
St. Jude Medical Merlin@home transmitters do not verify the Merlin.net endpointJan 9, 2017Names the affected productNo feedback feed from manufacturer
Medtronic patches Bluetooth In-Office flaws between BlueSync pacemakers and SmartSync Device ManagerSep 10, 2020Same FDA device typeNo feedback feed from manufacturer
Path traversal in Thermo Fisher's Torrent Suite lets authenticated users read server filesOct 15, 2026Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
Flow Neuroscience FL-100 ships a shared Bluetooth credential in every unitAug 13, 2026Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-411No feedback feed from manufacturer
Missing authentication lets an attacker rewrite a cardiac wearableMay 28, 2026Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-411No feedback feed from manufacturer
EMS patient-care app reflects unsanitized input into a WebViewFeb 10, 2026Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
User enumeration on the CareLink Network, found at a conferenceDec 4, 2025Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
A hospital management backend leaked its own system informationOct 28, 2025Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
A low-privilege user can walk past role limits in Synapse MobilityAug 21, 2025Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
Five flaws in Sante PACS Server, and one sends credentials in cleartextAug 12, 2025Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
Dario Health glucose monitoring app and servers exposed cross-user health dataFeb 27, 2025Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
LifePoint Informatics Patient Portal generated lab report PDFs from a URL and a patient IDApr 5, 2022Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
Philips Tasy EMR HTML5 has two SQL injection flaws that expose patient dataNov 4, 2021Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
Innokas VC150 vital signs monitor accepts HL7 injection and stored XSSJan 7, 2021Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
Philips Clinical Collaboration Platform 12.2.1 and earlier has five web and authentication flawsSep 17, 2020Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
Philips IntelliVue monitors and PIC iX skip certificate revocation and crash on bad inputSep 10, 2020Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
Philips Tasy EMR and WebPortal carry cross-site scripting and information exposure flawsApr 30, 2019Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
Change Healthcare PeerVue Web Server leaks technical details in HTTP error messagesOct 4, 2018Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
BeaconMedaes TotalAlert Scroll Medical Air Systems expose stored passwords to unauthenticated usersMay 24, 2018Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
Philips EncoreAnywhere exposes sensitive data in its HTTP headersMay 17, 2018Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
B. Braun SpaceStation with SpaceCom module has an open redirect in its web serverMar 23, 2017Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
BPL PWS-01-BT weighing scale sends unencrypted, unauthenticated BLE data to the Be Well appSep 10, 2024Same platformAndroidNo feedback feed from manufacturer
Medtronic MyCareLink Smart 25000 reader allows Bluetooth authentication bypass and unsigned firmwareDec 10, 2020Same platformAndroid 6.0No feedback feed from manufacturer
Apollo Pharmacy APG-01 BT glucose meter sends readings over BLE in cleartextJun 18, 2026Same signalsNo feedback feed from manufacturer
Fresenius lists Conox anesthesia monitor as affected by BLUFFS Bluetooth flawApr 10, 2024Same signalsNo feedback feed from manufacturer
Unauthenticated SQL injection into an imaging database, base score 9.8Dec 6, 2024Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-320No feedback feed from manufacturer
Softneta MedDream PACS allows unauthenticated remote code executionSep 5, 2023Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-324No feedback feed from manufacturer
Canon Medical flags FragAttacks Wi-Fi flaws in wireless FPD and ultrasound wireless optionsJul 4, 2022Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-202No feedback feed from manufacturer
BD Synapsys sessions did not expire, risking changes to patient dataMay 31, 2022Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-321No feedback feed from manufacturer
OpenClinic GA advisory lists authentication bypass, file upload and SQL abuse flawsJul 2, 2020Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-319No feedback feed from manufacturer

Threats and weaknesses in matched advisories

MITRE EMB3D threats
TID-202 Exploitable System Network Stack Component TID-210 Device Vulnerabilities Unpatchable TID-213 Faulty FW/SW Update Integrity Verification TID-221 Authentication Bypass By Message Replay TID-222 Critical System Service May Be Disabled TID-224 Excessive Access via Software Diagnostic Features TID-226 Device leaks security information in logs TID-310 Remotely Accessible Unauthenticated Services TID-311 Default Credentials TID-316 Incorrect Certificate Verification Allows Authentication Bypass TID-317 Predictable Cryptographic Key TID-319 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) TID-320 SQL Injection TID-323 Path Traversal TID-324 HTTP Direct Object Reference TID-327 Out of Bounds Memory Access TID-328 Hardcoded Credentials TID-329 Improper Password Storage TID-401 Undocumented Protocol Features TID-404 Remotely Triggerable Deadlock/DoS TID-405 Network Stack Resource Exhaustion TID-406 Unauthorized Messages or Connections TID-407 Missing Message Replay Protection TID-408 Unencrypted Sensitive Data Communication TID-411 Weak/Insecure Cryptographic Protocol
CWE weaknesses
CWE-1104 Use of Unmaintained Third Party Components CWE-1188 Insecure Default Initialization of Resource CWE-1392 Use of Default Credentials CWE-1395 Dependency on Vulnerable Third-Party Component CWE-20 Improper Input Validation CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions CWE-284 Improper Access Control CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing CWE-294 Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information CWE-321 Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') CWE-916 Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort