Security News > 2020 > December > Over 100 GE Healthcare Devices Affected by Critical Vulnerability

More than 100 medical devices made by GE Healthcare are affected by a potentially serious vulnerability that could allow an attacker to access or modify protected health information, medical cybersecurity company CyberMDX reported on Tuesday.

The vulnerability, which is tracked as CVE-2020-25179 with a critical severity rating, has been found to impact CT scan, molecular imaging, PET, X-Ray, ultrasound and mammography devices, as well as workstations and imaging devices used in surgery.

"We are not aware of any unauthorized access to data or incident where this potential vulnerability has been exploited in a clinical situation," GE Healthcare told SecurityWeek.

GE Healthcare says a patch is not required to address the vulnerability, but it is advising facilities that use the impacted devices to follow network management and security best practices.

GE Healthcare pointed out that it may not be easy for malicious actors to reach the systems needed to exploit this vulnerability in a real healthcare environment due to network security and firewalls.

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