Database updated: 27 October 2026
Safety Information
Medsafe Online Recall Database
Detail of Recall
| Type of Product: | Device |
| Medsafe Reference: | 13178 |
| Brand Name: | Roche Amplilink |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | pcAnywhere verion 12.6.6 or older |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Roche Diagnostics (NZ) Ltd 15 Rakino Way Mt Wellington AUCKLAND 1644 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 363 622 |
| Manufacturer: | Roche Diagnostics GmbH |
| Brand Name: | Roche Cobas 8000 Data Manager |
| Model: | |
| Affected: | pcAnywhere 12.6.6 or older |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Roche Diagnostics (NZ) Ltd 15 Rakino Way Mt Wellington AUCKLAND 1644 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 363 622 |
| Manufacturer: | Roche Diagnostics GmbH |
| Brand Name: | Roche Modular Pre-Analytics EVO (MPA) |
| Model: | pcAnywhere 12.6.6 or older |
| Affected: | |
| Software version: | |
| Recalling Organisation: | Roche Diagnostics (NZ) Ltd 15 Rakino Way Mt Wellington AUCKLAND 1644 |
| Contact Information: | 0800 363 622 |
| Manufacturer: | Roche Diagnostics GmbH |
| Issue: | Symantec informed Roche in a Security Advisory about a defect in their product pcAnywhere (Version 12.6.6 and older), a software product for accessing PCs remotely. The defect is a so called "pre authentication vulnerability" which allows full access to the target system without having to log on. |
| Recall action type: | Correction |
| Recall action: | Software to be upgraded |
| Level of recall: | Hospital/Pharmacy/Laboratory |
| Date Commenced: | 19/7/2012 |
