The Recall Desk
HighFDA (Devices)·Z-1938-2025·Announced 2025-06-18

MUSE 5 Cardiovascular Systems Recall Administrator Credential Access

GE Medical Systems is recalling MUSE 5 Systems due to a vulnerability that could allow unauthorized access to patient data. The MUSE Administrator Account credentials could potentially be used to log into affected systems from the local network and manipulate recorded cardiovascular patient data.

What this means for you

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: FDA Class II recall involving potential unauthorized access to patient healthcare data. The source text explicitly states no illnesses or injuries have been reported; the hazard is a theoretical risk of data manipulation from local network access, making this a High severity based on the risk-of-harm profile of unauthorized access to sensitive healthcare information.

Plain-English summary

GE Medical Systems Information Technologies Inc is recalling MUSE 5 Systems, Model Numbers 2021274-001, 2023032-005, and 2027478-001. These are large capacity client-server-based computer systems that store and manage cardiovascular patient information. The recall affects 4,277 systems distributed worldwide and throughout the United States.

A vulnerability exists in the MUSE Administrator Account that could potentially allow unauthorized access from the local network. An individual with access to active directory or local credentials could potentially log into an affected MUSE 5 system and manipulate recorded patient data.

The FDA has classified this as a Class II recall. GE Medical Systems Information Technologies Inc is the manufacturer of the recalled systems.

The recalled product

Product
MUSE 5 Systems, Model Numbers 2021274-001, 2023032-005, 2027478-001, Large capacity client-server-based computer system that accesses stores and manages cardiovascular information.
Manufacturer
GE Medical Systems Information Technologies Inc
Hazard
  • unauthorized-access
  • credential-vulnerability
  • data-manipulation

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.