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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 // Intuitive // Products

da Vinci Xi Surgical System, da Vinci X Surgical System

System, Surgical, Computer Controlled Instrument. Attributes come from Intuitive's own public documentation for this product.

Attributes

Signals
Patient or study database Mobile app Therapy delivery Wireless connectivity
Properties (MITRE EMB3D)
PID-28 Device stores logs of system events and information 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
iOS companion app: iOS app iOS
Attributes: component types
Generic Application Generic Hardware Local Application Local Service Mobile Application Operating System Storage User Interface
Attributes: interface types
WiFi
Attributes: assets
Log Data Sensor Data
Attributes: dataflows
Advanced Processor to iOS device (Streme app) over WiFi: live endoscopic video Surgical system to AP4000 hard disk: stereo endoscopic video, kinematics and real time events

Matched threat intel

13

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 Intuitive has said.

AdvisoryDateSharedIntuitive status
Missing authentication lets an attacker rewrite a cardiac wearableMay 28, 2026Same platformiOS 25.0No feedback feed from manufacturer
EMS patient-care app reflects unsanitized input into a WebViewFeb 10, 2026Same platformiOS 2.6No feedback feed from manufacturer
Ossur Logic mobile app shipped hard-coded credentials and a static token in its binaryDec 19, 2024Same platformiOS appNo feedback feed from manufacturer
Medtronic MyCareLink Smart 25000 reader allows Bluetooth authentication bypass and unsigned firmwareDec 10, 2020Same platformiOS 10No feedback feed from manufacturer
Flow Neuroscience FL-100 ships a shared Bluetooth credential in every unitAug 13, 2026Same signalsNo feedback feed from manufacturer
Medtronic MiniMed 600 series pumps expose pairing protocol details to nearby attackersSep 20, 2022Same signalsNo feedback feed from manufacturer
SOOIL Dana Diabecare RS insulin pump and apps can be spoofed and bypassed over BluetoothJan 12, 2021Same signalsNo feedback feed from manufacturer
Philips Veradius Unity, Pulsera and Endura Dual WAN routers use weak encryptionDec 19, 2019Same signalsNo feedback feed from manufacturer
A low-privilege user can walk past role limits in Synapse MobilityAug 21, 2025Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-226No feedback feed from manufacturer
Dario Health glucose monitoring app and servers exposed cross-user health dataFeb 27, 2025Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-226No feedback feed from manufacturer
LifePoint Informatics Patient Portal generated lab report PDFs from a URL and a patient IDApr 5, 2022Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-226No feedback feed from manufacturer
Philips Gemini PET/CT systems write sensitive data to removable media without access controlMar 25, 2021Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-226No feedback feed from manufacturer
Roche Accu-Chek and CoaguChek point of care handhelds expose a weakly protected service interfaceNov 6, 2018Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-226No feedback feed from manufacturer

Threats and weaknesses in matched advisories

MITRE EMB3D threats
TID-213 Faulty FW/SW Update Integrity Verification 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-324 HTTP Direct Object Reference TID-327 Out of Bounds Memory Access TID-328 Hardcoded Credentials TID-329 Improper Password Storage TID-404 Remotely Triggerable Deadlock/DoS 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-1392 Use of Default Credentials CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor 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-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength 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