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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 // Stryker // Products

SDC3 HD Information Management System with Wireless Device Control

Laparoscope, General & Plastic Surgery. Attributes come from Stryker's own public documentation for this product.

Attributes

Signals
Mobile app Handles patient data Wired network Wireless connectivity Field-updatable firmware
Properties (MITRE EMB3D)
PID-14 Device includes external peripheral interconnects (e.g., USB, Serial) 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 PID-411 Device exposes remote services with the ability to send, receive, view or modify sensitive information or configurations
Platform
iOS companion app: iOS app
Attributes: component types
API Circuit Board Firmware Generic Application Generic Hardware Local Application Local Service Mobile Application Operating System User Interface
Attributes: interface types
TCP Unknown Wireless
Attributes: assets
Patient Data Report Data Software Update
Attributes: dataflows
Connected devices to SDC3 (medical device data captured, transferred, stored and displayed) IR remote control to SDC3 console (device settings commands) SDC3 console to connected endoscopic and general surgery devices (state, selection and settings control, wired and wirel SDC3 to iPad app (surgical images and post-operative recovery information shared with patients) Voice headset to SDC3 console via base station (voice commands)

Matched threat intel

8

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 Stryker has said.

AdvisoryDateSharedStryker status
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
Medtronic 2090 CareLink and 29901 Encore programmers accept updates without verifying their originFeb 27, 2018Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-27No feedback feed from manufacturer
Medtronic MyCareLink Smart 25000 reader allows Bluetooth authentication bypass and unsigned firmwareDec 10, 2020Same platformiOS appNo feedback feed from manufacturer
Apollo Pharmacy APG-01 BT glucose meter sends readings over BLE in cleartextJun 18, 2026Same signalsNo feedback feed from manufacturer
BPL PWS-01-BT weighing scale sends unencrypted, unauthenticated BLE data to the Be Well appSep 10, 2024Same signalsNo feedback feed from manufacturer
Philips Veradius Unity, Pulsera and Endura Dual WAN routers use weak encryptionDec 19, 2019Same signalsNo feedback feed from manufacturer

Threats and weaknesses in matched advisories

MITRE EMB3D threats
TID-116 Latent Privileged Access Port TID-211 Device Allows Unauthenticated Firmware Installation TID-213 Faulty FW/SW Update Integrity Verification TID-215 Unencrypted SW/FW Updates TID-224 Excessive Access via Software Diagnostic Features TID-310 Remotely Accessible Unauthenticated Services TID-316 Incorrect Certificate Verification Allows Authentication Bypass TID-323 Path Traversal TID-327 Out of Bounds Memory Access TID-329 Improper Password Storage TID-401 Undocumented Protocol Features 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-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-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity CWE-494 Download of Code Without Integrity Check CWE-506 Embedded Malicious Code CWE-912 Hidden Functionality