GE HealthCare imaging viewer recalled in Canada over data-exposure security weakness

Health Canada has logged a recall of GE HealthCare's Centricity Universal Viewer, a radiology software product. The notice sets out a security weakness but says nothing about units affected, sales or the cost of a remedy, so any commercial effect is unquantified.

The notice, numbered RA-82948, went up on 12 November 2026 and gives a recall date of 30 October 2026. It says the problem affects Universal Viewer and Centricity PACS-IW when another application opens them through a web link that is not encrypted. In that situation, the regulator says, an outsider could get into the system, potentially see and alter patient records, and expose protected health information.

The listed product is Universal Viewer System Feature software, from version 7.0 up to and including UV7.0 SP2.0.1, under identifier 00840682145794. The manufacturer is named as GE HealthCare IITS USA Corp, trading as GE HealthCare, of Chicago, Illinois. Health Canada files the product under radiology and classes the fault as a performance issue.

The notice tells healthcare users to contact the manufacturer for more information. It describes no fix, software update or other corrective step, and it reports no incidents or patient harm. Context: in Canada, a Type II recall generally covers products whose use may cause temporary or medically reversible health effects, or where serious harm is unlikely.