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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

Harmony Referral System

System, Image Management, Ophthalmic. Attributes come from Topcon Healthcare's own public documentation for this product.

Attributes

Platform
Windows XP
Attributes: materials
Windows Server
Attributes: component types
Generic Application Library Local Application Local Service User Interface Web Application
Attributes: interface types
TCP TLS
Attributes: dataflows
Harmony RS to PACS via DICOM Harmony RS to PC workstation (real-time review of diagnostic patient information) Ophthalmic diagnostic instruments to Harmony RS (images, patient data, diagnostic data, clinical information) via direct

Matched threat intel

61

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 Topcon Healthcare has said.

AdvisoryDateSharedTopcon Healthcare status
Philips lists PIC iX and Focal Point under exploited WSUS flaw CVE-2025-59287Oct 27, 2025Same named componentWindows Server (2012, 2016, 2019, 2022 and 2025)No feedback feed from manufacturer
Philips lists HeartStart, IntelliVue and IntelliSpace products as Windows Server 2012 reaches end of lifeOct 10, 2023Same named componentWindows Server (= 2012)No feedback feed from manufacturer
BD lists FACS, Pyxis and Kiestra products in scope for Win32k zero-day CVE-2021-1732Jul 29, 2021Same named componentWindows Server (2019)No feedback feed from manufacturer
bioMérieux tells Windows 10 system users to install CryptoAPI fix for CVE-2020-0601Oct 14, 2020Same named componentWindows Server (2016)No feedback feed from manufacturer
Carestream lists Windows 10 based imaging products as affected by CurveBall CryptoAPI flawJan 17, 2020Same named componentWindows Server (= 2016)No feedback feed from manufacturer
Philips reviews 52 products running Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 at end of supportJan 14, 2020Same named componentWindows Server (2008 R2)No feedback feed from manufacturer
BD Pyxis keeps access for expired Active Directory accounts when joined to a hospital domainSep 5, 2019Same named componentWindows Server (any version)No feedback feed from manufacturer
Beckman Coulter validates Microsoft's BlueKeep patch across its Windows systemsJun 28, 2019Same named componentWindows Server (= 2003)No feedback feed from manufacturer
Path traversal in Thermo Fisher's Torrent Suite lets authenticated users read server filesOct 15, 2026Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No 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
A hard-coded VNC password on a bioreactor, base score 9.8May 26, 2026Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-411No feedback feed from manufacturer
Compounding software that did not encrypt its database traffic by defaultMay 15, 2026Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-4113No feedback feed from manufacturer
EMS patient-care app reflects unsanitized input into a WebViewFeb 10, 2026Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
User enumeration on the CareLink Network, found at a conferenceDec 4, 2025Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
A hospital management backend leaked its own system informationOct 28, 2025Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
Missing authentication on a DNA sequencer control planeOct 21, 2025Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-411No feedback feed from manufacturer
A low-privilege user can walk past role limits in Synapse MobilityAug 21, 2025Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
Five flaws in Sante PACS Server, and one sends credentials in cleartextAug 12, 2025Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No 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
Pixmeo OsiriX MD crashes on crafted DICOM files and sends web portal credentials in cleartextMay 8, 2025Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
Unrestricted file upload on a PACS points straight at code executionApr 10, 2025Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
Dario Health glucose monitoring app and servers exposed cross-user health dataFeb 27, 2025Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No 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
A 10.0 SQL injection on a patient health portalSep 5, 2024Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
Baxter Welch Allyn Connex Spot Monitor used a default cryptographic keyMay 30, 2024Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-4113No feedback feed from manufacturer
LifePoint Informatics Patient Portal generated lab report PDFs from a URL and a patient IDApr 5, 2022Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
Philips PIC iX and Efficia CM Series carry a hard-coded key and weak cryptoNov 18, 2021Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-4113No feedback feed from manufacturer
Philips Tasy EMR HTML5 has two SQL injection flaws that expose patient dataNov 4, 2021Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
ZOLL Defibrillator Dashboard lets non-admin users upload files that run commandsJun 10, 2021Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
Innokas VC150 vital signs monitor accepts HL7 injection and stored XSSJan 7, 2021Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No 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
Philips Clinical Collaboration Platform 12.2.1 and earlier has five web and authentication flawsSep 17, 2020Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
Philips IntelliVue monitors and PIC iX skip certificate revocation and crash on bad inputSep 10, 2020Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-4113No feedback feed from manufacturer
BIOTRONIK CardioMessenger II-S home monitors store recoverable credentials and leak them in cleartextJun 18, 2020Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-4113No feedback feed from manufacturer
Philips IntelliBridge EC40 and EC80 hubs allow weak SSH ciphersNov 14, 2019Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-4113No feedback feed from manufacturer
Philips Tasy EMR and WebPortal carry cross-site scripting and information exposure flawsApr 30, 2019Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
Philips HealthSuite Health Android app uses encryption too weak for its dataDec 6, 2018Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-4113No feedback feed from manufacturer
Change Healthcare PeerVue Web Server leaks technical details in HTTP error messagesOct 4, 2018Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
Medtronic MyCareLink 24950 and 24952 monitors store upload credentials in a recoverable formatAug 7, 2018Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-4113No feedback feed from manufacturer
BeaconMedaes TotalAlert Scroll Medical Air Systems expose stored passwords to unauthenticated usersMay 24, 2018Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
Philips EncoreAnywhere exposes sensitive data in its HTTP headersMay 17, 2018Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
Boston Scientific ZOOM LATITUDE PRM uses a hard-coded key and leaves patient data unencryptedOct 19, 2017Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-4113No feedback feed from manufacturer
B. Braun SpaceStation with SpaceCom module has an open redirect in its web serverMar 23, 2017Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No feedback feed from manufacturer
Stored passwords recoverable in a Siemens imaging platformFeb 10, 2026Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-221No feedback feed from manufacturer
A DICOM viewer that did not check its update server certificateFeb 20, 2025Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-316No feedback feed from manufacturer
MicroDicom DICOM Viewer 2024.03 fails to validate its update server certificateFeb 6, 2025Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-316No feedback feed from manufacturer
Unauthenticated SQL injection into an imaging database, base score 9.8Dec 6, 2024Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-320No feedback feed from manufacturer
Softneta MedDream PACS allows unauthenticated remote code executionSep 5, 2023Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-324No feedback feed from manufacturer
BD Alaris Infusion Central leaves a recoverable database password after installationFeb 16, 2023Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-221No feedback feed from manufacturer
BD Synapsys sessions did not expire, risking changes to patient dataMay 31, 2022Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-321No 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-324No feedback feed from manufacturer
B. Braun OnlineSuite AP 3.0 and earlier allows unauthenticated file upload and DLL hijackingOct 22, 2020Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-323No feedback feed from manufacturer
OpenClinic GA advisory lists authentication bypass, file upload and SQL abuse flawsJul 2, 2020Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-319No feedback feed from manufacturer
Baxter PrismaFlex and PrisMax send treatment data to EMR systems without encryption or authenticationJun 18, 2020Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-411No feedback feed from manufacturer
Baxter Phoenix hemodialysis system sends treatment and prescription data in cleartextJun 18, 2020Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-411No feedback feed from manufacturer
Philips IntelliBridge Enterprise writes plaintext EMR credentials into its transaction logsJun 11, 2020Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-221No feedback feed from manufacturer
Medtronic CareLink 9790, 2090 and Encore 29901 programmers store patient data unencryptedDec 13, 2018Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-221No 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-324No feedback feed from manufacturer
Philips Alice 6 through R8.0.3 lacks authentication and encryption between nodesMar 27, 2018Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-411No feedback feed from manufacturer
Medtronic 2090 CareLink and 29901 Encore programmers accept updates without verifying their originFeb 27, 2018Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-323No feedback feed from manufacturer
Philips IntelliSpace Cardiovascular and Xcelera store credentials in cleartextNov 14, 2017Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-221No feedback feed from manufacturer

Threats and weaknesses in matched advisories

CWE weaknesses
CWE-1104 Use of Unmaintained Third Party Components CWE-1188 Insecure Default Initialization of Resource CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read CWE-1329 Reliance on Component That is Not Updateable CWE-1390 Weak Authentication CWE-1392 Use of Default Credentials CWE-20 Improper Input Validation 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-287 Improper Authentication 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-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference 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-787 Out-of-bounds Write 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