Is CVE-2017-12716 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-12716 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-12716?

CVE-2017-12716 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-12716?

CVE-2017-12716 has an EPSS score of 0.25% (16th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-12716?

Upgrade accent firmware to f0b.0e.7e or later. Fixes are available for 4 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-12716

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Abbott Laboratories Accent and Anthem pacemakers manufactured prior to Aug 28, 2017 transmit unencrypted patient information via RF communications to programmers and home monitoring units. Additionally, the Accent and Anthem pacemakers store the optional patient information without encryption. CVSS v3 base score: 3.1, CVSS vector string: AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N. Abbott has developed a firmware update to help mitigate the identified vulnerabilities.

CWE-311 CWE-319

How to fix

Remediation Available

accent firmwareNVD

Affected:< f0b.0e.7eFixed in:f0b.0e.7eCVE-2017-12716derived from NVD

accent mri firmwareNVD

Affected:< f10.08.6cFixed in:f10.08.6cCVE-2017-12716derived from NVD

accent st firmwareNVD

Affected:< f10.08.6cFixed in:f10.08.6cCVE-2017-12716derived from NVD

anthem firmwareNVD

Affected:< f0b.0e.7eFixed in:f0b.0e.7eCVE-2017-12716derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days

16thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 16% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-311 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2026-27944	Critical	9.8	22%	-	Fix
CVE-2026-34486	High	7.5	16%	-	-
CVE-2019-11367	Critical	9.8	2.8%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-8221	High	7.5	2.7%	-	-
CVE-2016-10593	High	8.1	2.3%	-	-
CVE-2018-10698	Critical	9.8	2.3%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.