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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 // Welldoc // Products

BlueStar Rx

Calculator, Drug Dose. Attributes come from Welldoc's own public documentation for this product.

Attributes

Signals
Patient or study database Mobile app Web interface Therapy delivery Handles patient data Cloud connectivity Remote access Wireless connectivity Home use
Properties (MITRE EMB3D)
PID-31 Application-level software is present and running on the device PID-311 Device includes the usage of a web/HTTP applications 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
Attributes: component types
API Cloud Service Generic Application Local Application Local Service Mobile Application User Interface Web Application
Attributes: interface types
Bluetooth TCP
Attributes: assets
Patient Data Sensor Data
Attributes: dataflows
BlueStar Server to OneTouch Reveal Server HCP to Patient via BlueStar Rx: insulin titration prescription HCP web interface to patient web and mobile interface (basal insulin titration plan) One Touch Verio Flex Blood Glucose Meter to BlueStar Rx app over Bluetooth (blood glucose data) OneTouch Reveal Server to BlueStar via API (delayed CGM data)

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 Welldoc has said.

AdvisoryDateSharedWelldoc 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
EMS patient-care app reflects unsanitized input into a WebViewFeb 10, 2026Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No 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-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
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
Medtronic MiniMed 600 series pumps expose pairing protocol details to nearby attackersSep 20, 2022Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-411No 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 IntelliVue monitors and PIC iX skip certificate revocation and crash on bad inputSep 10, 2020Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No 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
Philips EncoreAnywhere exposes sensitive data in its HTTP headersMay 17, 2018Same property (MITRE EMB3D)PID-311No 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
Unauthenticated SQL injection into an imaging database, base score 9.8Dec 6, 2024Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-320No 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
OpenClinic GA advisory lists authentication bypass, file upload and SQL abuse flawsJul 2, 2020Exposed to the same EMB3D threatTID-319No 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
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

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-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-319 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) TID-320 SQL Injection TID-323 Path Traversal TID-324 HTTP Direct Object Reference 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-405 Network Stack Resource Exhaustion 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-1188 Insecure Default Initialization of Resource 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-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-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption 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-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