Hard-coded credentials in Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump
Priority LOW 34CWE-798Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
A Use of Hard-coded Password issue was discovered in Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump, Version 1.1, 1.5, and 1.6. Telnet on the pump uses hardcoded credentials, which can be used if the pump is configured to allow external communications. Smiths Medical assesses that it is not possible to upload files via Telnet and the impact of this vulnerability is limited to the communications module.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01082 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump | Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump Vendor— Affected Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:smiths-medical:medfusion_4000_wireless_syringe_infusion_pump:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | Smiths-medical |
| cpe:2.3:o:smiths-medical:medfusion_4000_wireless_syringe_infusion_pump:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.5 | Vulnerable | Smiths-medical |
| cpe:2.3:o:smiths-medical:medfusion_4000_wireless_syringe_infusion_pump:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6 | Vulnerable | Smiths-medical |
| cpe:2.3:h:smiths-medical:medfusion_4000_wireless_syringe_infusion_pump:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Smiths-medical |
- cpe:2.3:o:smiths-medical:medfusion_4000_wireless_syringe_infusion_pump:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Smiths-medical
- cpe:2.3:o:smiths-medical:medfusion_4000_wireless_syringe_infusion_pump:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.5 Vulnerable ·Smiths-medical
- cpe:2.3:o:smiths-medical:medfusion_4000_wireless_syringe_infusion_pump:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6 Vulnerable ·Smiths-medical
- cpe:2.3:h:smiths-medical:medfusion_4000_wireless_syringe_infusion_pump:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Smiths-medical
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12726
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qx9v-89v8-vq65
References
More Smiths-medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-09424 Buffer overflow in Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2017-09426 Missing authentication in Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2017-09430 Hard-coded credentials in Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2017-09428 Out-of-bounds read in Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2017-09427 Improper certificate validation in Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2017-09431 Hard-coded credentials in Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.6
Sources
- CVE-2017-12726 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-12726 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qx9v-89v8-vq65 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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