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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 // Boston Scientific // Products

iLab Polaris Multi-Modality Guidance System

Computer, Diagnostic, Programmable. Attributes come from Boston Scientific's own public documentation for this product.

Attributes

Signals
Removable media Wireless connectivity Physiological waveform processing Field-updatable firmware
Properties (MITRE EMB3D)
PID-123 Device includes ROM, VRAM, or removable Storage PID-23 Device includes OS/kernel PID-27 Device includes support for firmware/software updates PID-31 Application-level software is present and running on the device PID-33 Device includes interactive applications, services, or user interfaces PID-41 Device exposes remote network services
Attributes: component types
CPU Display Firmware Generic Application Local Application Local Service Motor Operating System Storage User Interface
Attributes: interface types
Bluetooth
Attributes: assets
Software Update

Matched threat intel

15

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 Boston Scientific has said.

AdvisoryDateSharedBoston Scientific status
Biosense Webster CARTO 3 V6 SP3 applies Windows patches and antivirus updatesJan 8, 2021Same FDA device typeNo feedback feed from manufacturer
Cepheid GeneXpert Xpress 6.4a ships without Windows speculative execution mitigationsMar 11, 2026Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-23No feedback feed from manufacturer
A DICOM viewer that did not check its update server certificateFeb 20, 2025Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-27No feedback feed from manufacturer
MicroDicom DICOM Viewer 2024.03 fails to validate its update server certificateFeb 6, 2025Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-27No feedback feed from manufacturer
A patient monitor with a hidden backdoor that phones homeJan 30, 2025Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-27No feedback feed from manufacturer
Thermo Fisher Xcalibur and Foundation driver packages allow local privilege escalationJan 22, 2025Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-23No feedback feed from manufacturer
Philips Gemini PET/CT systems write sensitive data to removable media without access controlMar 25, 2021Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-123No feedback feed from manufacturer
GE Healthcare ultrasound systems let a local user escape Kiosk Mode to the operating systemFeb 18, 2020Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-23No feedback feed from manufacturer
Medtronic 2090 CareLink and 29901 Encore programmers accept updates without verifying their originFeb 27, 2018Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-27No feedback feed from manufacturer
Canon Medical holds off on Meltdown and Spectre patches for its diagnostic imaging equipmentJan 15, 2018Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-23No feedback feed from manufacturer
Philips issues WannaCry guidance naming IntelliSpace Portal Workstation IX and Event ManagementMay 15, 2017Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-23No feedback feed from manufacturer
Baxter Welch Allyn Connex Spot Monitor used a default cryptographic keyMay 30, 2024Same signalsNo feedback feed from manufacturer
Fresenius lists Conox anesthesia monitor as affected by BLUFFS Bluetooth flawApr 10, 2024Same signalsNo feedback feed from manufacturer
Medtronic CareLink 9790, 2090 and Encore 29901 programmers store patient data unencryptedDec 13, 2018Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-108No feedback feed from manufacturer
BD Alaris 8000 PC unit stores wireless network credentials unencrypted in flash memoryJan 17, 2017Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-108No feedback feed from manufacturer

Threats and weaknesses in matched advisories

MITRE EMB3D threats
TID-103 Microarchitectural Side Channels TID-108 ROM/NVRAM Data Extraction or Modification TID-116 Latent Privileged Access Port TID-204 Untrusted Programs Can Access Privileged OS Functions TID-205 Existing OS Tools Maliciously Used for Device Manipulation TID-210 Device Vulnerabilities Unpatchable TID-211 Device Allows Unauthenticated Firmware Installation TID-213 Faulty FW/SW Update Integrity Verification TID-215 Unencrypted SW/FW Updates TID-219 OS/Kernel Privilege Escalation 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-323 Path Traversal TID-324 HTTP Direct Object Reference TID-327 Out of Bounds Memory Access TID-329 Improper Password Storage TID-401 Undocumented Protocol Features TID-406 Unauthorized Messages or Connections 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-1329 Reliance on Component That is Not Updateable CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions CWE-284 Improper Access Control CWE-294 Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information CWE-321 Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element CWE-494 Download of Code Without Integrity Check CWE-506 Embedded Malicious Code CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key CWE-912 Hidden Functionality CWE-916 Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort