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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 // Sonova // Products

All-Day Clear Slim ADCS1 Hearing Aid. All-Day Clear ADC1 Hearing Aid

Self-Fitting Air-Conduction Hearing Aid, Over The Counter. Attributes come from Sonova's own public documentation for this product.

Attributes

Signals
Mobile app Therapy delivery USB port Remote access Wireless connectivity Home use
Properties (MITRE EMB3D)
PID-14 Device includes external peripheral interconnects (e.g., USB, Serial) PID-33 Device includes interactive applications, services, or user interfaces 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 Circuit Board Local Application Local Service Operating System User Interface
Attributes: interface types
USB
Attributes: assets
Pairing Bonding Keys

Matched threat intel

25

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 Sonova has said.

AdvisoryDateSharedSonova status
Flow Neuroscience FL-100 ships a shared Bluetooth credential in every unitAug 13, 2026Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-411No feedback feed from manufacturer
Hidden BLE commands can switch off a vagus nerve stimulator’s safety limitsAug 11, 2026Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-411No feedback feed from manufacturer
Mira’s cloud login accepted any password and returned a session tokenAug 11, 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
A hard-coded VNC password on a bioreactor, base score 9.8May 26, 2026Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-411No feedback feed from manufacturer
A 9.8 in a power wheelchair: BLE takeover with no authenticationDec 30, 2025Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-411No feedback feed from manufacturer
A hospital management backend leaked its own system informationOct 28, 2025Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-411No feedback feed from manufacturer
Missing authentication on a DNA sequencer control planeOct 21, 2025Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-411No feedback feed from manufacturer
A legacy cardiology system, end-of-service since 2014, recalled for securityJun 10, 2025Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-411No feedback feed from manufacturer
A patient monitor with a hidden backdoor that phones homeJan 30, 2025Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-411No feedback feed from manufacturer
Two maximum-severity flaws in a ventilation systemNov 14, 2024Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-14No feedback feed from manufacturer
A 10.0 SQL injection on a patient health portalSep 5, 2024Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-411No feedback feed from manufacturer
BD BodyGuard infusion pumps can be reconfigured through the RS-232 portDec 1, 2022Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-14No feedback feed from manufacturer
Medtronic MiniMed 600 series pumps expose pairing protocol details to nearby attackersSep 20, 2022Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-411No feedback feed from manufacturer
Boston Scientific ZOOM LATITUDE PRM Model 3120 accepts unsigned software from USB and can be re-regionedSep 30, 2021Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-14No feedback feed from manufacturer
GE Healthcare imaging and ultrasound systems expose default service credentialsDec 8, 2020Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-411No feedback feed from manufacturer
Capsule Technologies SmartLinx Neuron 2 kiosk escapes to admin with a USB keyboardJul 14, 2020Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-14No feedback feed from manufacturer
GE Aestiva and Aespire anesthesia devices can have alarms silenced through unsecured terminal serversJul 9, 2019Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-14No feedback feed from manufacturer
EMS patient-care app reflects unsanitized input into a WebViewFeb 10, 2026Same platformiOS 2.6No feedback feed from manufacturer
Dario Health glucose monitoring app and servers exposed cross-user health dataFeb 27, 2025Same platformAndroidNo 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
Philips HealthSuite Health Android app uses encryption too weak for its dataDec 6, 2018Same platformAndroidNo feedback feed from manufacturer
Empty passwords and cleartext storage in a home cardiac monitorJul 24, 2025Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-111No 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-111No feedback feed from manufacturer

Threats and weaknesses in matched advisories

MITRE EMB3D threats
TID-111 Untrusted External Storage TID-115 Firmware/Data Extraction via Hardware Interface TID-116 Latent Privileged Access Port TID-119 Latent Hardware Debug Port Allows Memory/Code Manipulation 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-313 Unauthenticated Session Changes Credential TID-314 Passwords Can Be Guessed Using Brute-Force Attempts TID-316 Incorrect Certificate Verification Allows Authentication Bypass TID-317 Predictable Cryptographic Key TID-318 Insecure Cryptographic Implementation TID-319 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) TID-320 SQL Injection TID-324 HTTP Direct Object Reference TID-326 Insecure Deserialization 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-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-1191 On-Chip Debug and Test Interface With Improper Access Control CWE-1313 Hardware Allows Activation of Test or Debug Logic at Runtime CWE-1329 Reliance on Component That is Not Updateable CWE-1390 Weak Authentication CWE-1392 Use of Default Credentials CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions CWE-284 Improper Access Control CWE-287 Improper Authentication 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-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element CWE-494 Download of Code Without Integrity Check CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data CWE-506 Embedded Malicious Code 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-912 Hidden Functionality CWE-916 Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort