Agency classClass IIOur severity:High FDA (Devices)·Z-1571-2026·Announced 2026-03-25

GE Centricity Viewer 5.0 may expose login credentials on workstations

GE Medical Systems is recalling Centricity Universal Viewer software versions 5.0 SP6 through 5.0 SP7.1 because user login credentials may be exposed on the local client workstation.

The agency’s classification

FDA (Devices): Class II

Class II is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences, or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote.

This is the agency’s own classification, taken from its notice. The severity score below is our assessment, not the agency’s. How recall classes work

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: Rubric level 3 covers risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported: the source states an unauthorised individual could affect system availability or manipulate medical imaging data, and no injuries are stated.

Plain-English summary

GE Medical Systems, LLC is recalling Centricity Universal Viewer software versions 5.0 SP6 through UV 5.0 SP7.1, a device that displays medical images including mammograms and data from various imaging sources, across ten model numbers. About 40 units were distributed nationwide in the United States. The FDA has classified this recall as Class II.

There is a potential cybersecurity vulnerability affecting certain versions of Centricity Universal Viewer. User login credentials may be exposed on the local client workstation, which could allow an unauthorised individual to potentially impact system availability and/or manipulate data.

Affected installations are listed by product ID number in the FDA enforcement record.

Facilities can identify affected installations by the software version above, and may contact GE Medical Systems, LLC for further information.

The recalled product

Product: Centricity Universal Viewer Software Versions 5.0 SP6 through UV 5.0 SP7.1, a device that displays medical images (including mammograms) and data from various imaging sources, Model Numbers 2088026-026, 2088026-115, 2088026-043, K2042VJED, 2088026-132, 2088026-003, 2088026-110…
Manufacturer: GE Medical Systems, LLC
Category: Medical Device — Imaging software
Hazard: cybersecurity-vulnerability
credential-exposure
data-integrity
Affected units: 40

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Part of a larger recall action

This product is one of 3 recalled by GE Medical Systems, LLC under a single FDA (Devices) recall action. The agency files each product separately, so the size of the action is not visible from this page alone.

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