VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-5686
Johnson & Johnson Animas OneTouch Ping devices mishandle acknowledgements, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication via a custom communication protocol.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 4.52%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.52%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Johnson & Johnson Animas OneTouch Ping devices mishandle acknowledgements, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass authentication via a custom communication protocol.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.52% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- animas/onetouch ping firmware
- Source
- cret@cert.org
EPSS moved from 3.3% on 21 September 2026 to 4.5% on 26 October 2026.
References
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/884840Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/BLUU-A9SQRSThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93351
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2016/10/04/r7-2016-07-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-animas-onetouch-ping-insulin-pumpMitigation, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/884840Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/BLUU-A9SQRSThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93351
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2016/10/04/r7-2016-07-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-animas-onetouch-ping-insulin-pumpMitigation, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.