CVE-2023-29060: Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) FACSChorus · Missing Protection Mechanism for Alternate Hardware Interface
Affects Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) FACSChorusSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.4 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 22% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Nov 2023
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) FACSChorus | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
To mitigate this vulnerability, European organizations should implement strict physical security controls around FACSChorus workstations to prevent unauthorized physical access. This includes securing rooms with access control systems, surveillance, and logging of personnel entering sensitive areas. Additionally, organizations should enforce strict USB device policies, such as disabling unused USB ports via hardware or BIOS/firmware settings if possible, or using endpoint security solutions that can restrict USB device usage at the OS level. Since no patches are currently available, monitoring for updates from BD is critical, and organizations should plan to apply any forthcoming security patches promptly. Furthermore, organizations should conduct regular audits of connected USB devices and implement data loss prevention (DLP) solutions to detect and block unauthorized data transfers. Training staff to recognize and report suspicious physical access attempts or devices is also recommended. Finally, consider network segmentation and limiting the workstation’s network access to reduce the impact of any potential compromise.
Description
The FACSChorus workstation operating system does not restrict what devices can interact with its USB ports. If exploited, a threat actor with physical access to the workstation could gain access to system information and potentially exfiltrate data.