Security News > 2021 > August > PwnedPiper critical bug set impacts major hospitals in North America
Pneumatic tube system stations used in thousands of hospitals worldwide are vulnerable to a set of nine critical security issues collectively referred to as PwnedPiper.
PTS solutions are part of a hospital's critical infrastructure as they are used to quickly deliver items like blood, tissue, lab samples, or medication to where they're needed.
The flaws are in some of SwissLog's TransLogic Pneumatic Tube System, an automated material transport solution for carrying medical items across longer distances in medium to large hospitals.
According to the maker, TransLogic PTS is present in more than 2,300 hospitals in North America and more than 3,000 units worldwide benefit from 24/7 customer support.
Specifically, the company discovered nine critical vulnerabilities in the firmware powering the Nexus Control Panel for managing "All current models of Translogic PTS stations."
The company notes in an advisory this weekend that the affected PTS products "Are deployed primarily in hospitals within North America."