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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 // GE HealthCare // Products

ViewPoint 6

System, Image Processing, Radiological. Attributes come from GE HealthCare's own public documentation for this product.

Attributes

Signals
Patient or study database File import Role-based access Handles patient data Wired network Named operating system Hospital network
Properties (MITRE EMB3D)
PID-23 Device includes OS/kernel PID-2322 Device deploys an access enforcement/privilege mechanism 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
Platform
Windows
Attributes: component types
Display Generic Application Local Application Local Service Operating System User Interface
Attributes: assets
Report Data

Matched threat intel

12

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 GE HealthCare has said.

AdvisoryDateSharedGE HealthCare status
Unrestricted file upload on a PACS points straight at code executionApr 10, 2025Same FDA device typeNo feedback feed from manufacturer
Siemens Healthineers fixes seven web service flaws in syngo Dynamics before VA40G HF01Nov 17, 2022Same FDA device typeNo feedback feed from manufacturer
Philips issues WannaCry guidance naming IntelliSpace Portal Workstation IX and Event ManagementMay 15, 2017Same 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 low-privilege user can walk past role limits in Synapse MobilityAug 21, 2025Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-2322No feedback feed from manufacturer
A legacy cardiology system, end-of-service since 2014, recalled for securityJun 10, 2025Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-23No 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
B. Braun OnlineSuite AP 3.0 and earlier allows unauthenticated file upload and DLL hijackingOct 22, 2020Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-23No feedback feed from manufacturer
Capsule Technologies SmartLinx Neuron 2 kiosk escapes to admin with a USB keyboardJul 14, 2020Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-23No 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
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
Compounding software that did not encrypt its database traffic by defaultMay 15, 2026Same signalsNo feedback feed from manufacturer

Threats and weaknesses in matched advisories

MITRE EMB3D threats
TID-103 Microarchitectural Side Channels 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-219 OS/Kernel Privilege Escalation TID-222 Critical System Service May Be Disabled TID-226 Device leaks security information in logs TID-305 Program Executes Dangerous System Calls TID-310 Remotely Accessible Unauthenticated Services TID-311 Default Credentials TID-323 Path Traversal TID-324 HTTP Direct Object Reference 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-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions CWE-284 Improper Access Control CWE-319 Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key