CVE-2017-12721
No exploitation reported by the sources we read.
- Published2018-02-15
- WeaknessCWE-295
Am I affected?
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Description
An Improper Certificate Validation issue was discovered in Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump, Version 1.1, 1.5, and 1.6. The pump does not validate host certificates, leaving the pump vulnerable to a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2018-02-1510:29CVE publishedNVD
Observed activity
isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTCBlock these indicators
- Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2017-12721?format=txt
- CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2017-12721?format=csv
- TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
- The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.
Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | = 1.1 | no fix published | NVD |
| 1.5 | = 1.5 | no fix published | NVD |
| 1.6 | = 1.6 | no fix published | NVD |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Distribution builds and vendor advisories
Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.
version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.
Vendor advisories
Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump Vulnerabilities (Update A)
Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump: Version 1.1 · Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump: Version 1.6 · Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump: Version 1.5
Fix
- Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-17-250-02A · 3 productsSmiths Medical has released update Version 1.6.1 to mitigate the vulnerabilities in the Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump.
- Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-17-250-02A · 3 productsSmiths Medical recommends users apply the following defensive measures:
- Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-17-250-02A · 3 productsFor additional information about the vulnerabilities, proposed measures, or obtaining the product fix, contact Smiths Medical Technical Support at:
- Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-17-250-02A · 3 productsTel: +1 (800) 258 5361 or +01 614 210 7300
- Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-17-250-02A · 3 productsOnline: https://smiths-medical.custhelp.com/
- Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-17-250-02A · 3 productsEmail: info.asd@smiths-medical.com
Detection
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- none listed PoC-in-GitHub
Sources
- NVDCVSS 3.05.9read 2026-10-23
- NVDCVSS 2.04.3read 2026-10-23
- NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-295read 2026-10-23
- FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.7 %2026-10-23
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Published
- 2018-02-15
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
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