CVE-2017-14018 describes an improper authentication vulnerability in Johnson & Johnson Ethicon Endo-Surgery Generator Gen11 devices released before November 29, 2017. This flaw allows unauthorized, single-patient use products to connect to the generator by bypassing its security authentication, potentially leading to a loss of data integrity or device availability. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.8 (Medium), indicating a physical attack vector with high attack complexity, no user interaction, and high impact on integrity and low impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ethicon:endo-surgery_generator_gen11_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.