{"cve":"CVE-2017-12716","nvd":{"published":"2018-04-25T13:29:00.333","modified":"2026-06-17T01:03:50.047","status":"Modified","description":"Abbott Laboratories Accent and Anthem pacemakers manufactured prior to Aug 28, 2017 transmit unencrypted patient information via RF communications to programmers and home monitoring units. Additionally, the Accent and Anthem pacemakers store the optional patient information without encryption. CVSS v3 base score: 3.1, CVSS vector string: AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. Abbott has developed a firmware update to help mitigate the identified vulnerabilities.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":6.5},"cwes":["CWE-319","CWE-311"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100523","https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-241-01","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100523","https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-241-01"],"products":["abbott:accent_firmware","abbott:accent_mri_firmware","abbott:accent_st_firmware","abbott:anthem_firmware"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:49:59.483420567+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-12716","score":0.0024,"percentile":0.15193,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}