The Feds have warned on six vulnerabilities in GE medical equipment that could affect patient monitor alarms and more. Dubbed MDhex by the researchers at CyberMDX who discovered them, the bugs would allow attackers to disable the devices, change alarm settings and alter device functionality. The six different design flaws are present in the GE CARESCAPE product line. GE declined to comment on the precise number of affected devices in use globally, the installed base is believed to be in the hundreds of thousands.
Source: https://threatpost.com/critical-mdhex-bugs-ge-medical-devices/152163/