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Pulsetto Vagus Nerve Stimulator

First publishedAug 11, 12:00 UTC
Last updatedAug 16, 00:36 UTC · 5m ago
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View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to use hidden commands to disable electrical safety mechanisms or modify other stimulation output settings. The following versions of Pulsetto Vagus Nerve Stimulator are affected: Pulsetto Vagus Nerve Stimulator vers:all/* (CVE-2026-18844) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 8.1 Pulsetto Pulsetto Vagus Nerve Stimulator Hidden Functionality Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Healthcare and Public Health Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: Lithuania Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-18844 The firmware of the affected product accepts several undisclosed commands over its Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) interface.

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View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to use hidden commands to disable electrical safety mechanisms or modify other stimulation output settings. The following versions of Pulsetto Vagus Nerve Stimulator are affected: Pulsetto Vagus Nerve Stimulator vers:all/* (CVE-2026-18844) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 8.1 Pulsetto Pulsetto Vagus Nerve Stimulator Hidden Functionality Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Healthcare and Public Health Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: Lithuania Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-18844 The firmware of the affected product accepts several undisclosed commands over its Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) interface. These commands are sent without authentication or encryption, and are never issued by the companion mobile application, yet are fully processed by the device when it is powered on. View CVE Details Affected Products Pulsetto Vagus Nerve Stimulator Vendor:Pulsetto Product Version:Pulsetto Pulsetto Vagus Nerve Stimulator: vers:all/* Product Status:known_affected Remediations MitigationPulsetto has not responded to requests to work with CISA to mitigate this vulnerability.

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View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to use hidden commands to disable electrical safety mechanisms or modify other stimulation output settings. The following versions of Pulsetto Vagus Nerve Stimulator are affected: Pulsetto Vagus Nerve Stimulator vers:all/* (CVE-2026-18844) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 8.1 Pulsetto Pulsetto Vagus Nerve Stimulator Hidden Functionality Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Healthcare and Public Health Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide Company Headquarters Location: Lithuania Vulnerabilities Expand All + CVE-2026-18844 The firmware of the affected product accepts several undisclosed commands over its Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) interface.
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