Number: AV20-087
Date: 01 April 2020
On 31 March 2020 Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) advised that they are in the process of deploying a security update to address a vulnerability affecting two products:
• Pyxis MedStation ES System, v1.6.1
• Pyxis Anesthesia (PAS) ES System, v1.6.1
A malicious actor with physical access to an affected device could exploit the vulnerability to view and/or modify sensitive data.
The Cyber Centre encourages users and administrators to review the following advisory, apply the mitigation steps outlined, and apply the security update when available:
ICS Advisory (ICSMA-20-091-01)
https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-20-091-01
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