# CVE-2017-12716: Information disclosure in Accent and Anthem

> Attackers can read unencrypted patient data transmitted via RF or stored on Abbott Accent and Anthem pacemakers, requiring a firmware update to mitigate.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Apr 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x247-46rv-347w

## What is CVE-2017-12716?

CVE-2017-12716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Abbott Laboratories Accent and Anthem, published on 25 Apr 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information), CWE-311 (Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12716?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Abbott Accent Firmware, Abbott Accent Mri Firmware, Abbott Accent St Firmware, Abbott Anthem Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-12716?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12716 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-12716 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12716 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Abbott Laboratories Accent and Anthem

- [CVE-2017-12712](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12712/): Auth bypass in Accent/Anthem, Accent MRI, Assurity/Allure, and Assurity MRI. (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-12714](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12714/): Denial of service in Accent/Anthem, Accent MRI, Assurity/Allure, and Assurity MRI. (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-12716 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-12716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Abbott Laboratories Accent and Anthem, published on 25 Apr 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12716 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Abbott Laboratories Accent and Anthem. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12716/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12716/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12716
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12716
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12716

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