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CVE-2023-29060VulnerabilityPublished Updated

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

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.4 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.4Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
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:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 28 Nov 2023

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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

ProductAffectedFixed in
Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) FACSChorusAffected
  • =5.0
  • =3.0
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.

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