CVE-2017-12720 json
An Improper Access Control issue was discovered in Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump, Version 1.1, 1.5, and 1.6.
published 2018-02-15 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-4259
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.9%
- EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An Improper Access Control issue was discovered in Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump, Version 1.1, 1.5, and 1.6. The FTP server on the pump does not require authentication if the pump is configured to allow FTP connections.
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
cisa ICSMA-17-250-02A updated cvss 3.7
Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump Vulnerabilities (Update A)
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Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump 1.1, 1.6, 1.5affected: vendor fix smiths-medical.custhelp.com
From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- n/a Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
References
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ics-cert.us-cert.gov
/advisories/ICSMA-17-250-02A
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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securityfocus.com
/bid/100665
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-12720
- NVD CVE-2017-12720
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