CVE-2018-8870

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  3. CVE-2018-8870
Medtronic 24950 MyCareLink Monitor and 24952 MyCareLink Monitor contains a hard-coded operating system password. An attacker with physical access can remove the case of the device, connect to the debug port, and use the password to gain privileged access to the operating system.

6.4 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.5 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2 /10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References
Link Resource
https://global.medtronic.com/xg-en/product-security/security-bulletins/mycarelink-6-28-18.html
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-179-01 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-179-01 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:24950_mycarelink_monitor_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:medtronic:24950_mycarelink_monitor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:24952_mycarelink_monitor_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:medtronic:24952_mycarelink_monitor:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

22 May 2025, 19:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
Summary (en) Medtronic MyCareLink Patient Monitor, 24950 MyCareLink Monitor, all versions, and 24952 MyCareLink Monitor, all versions contains a hard-coded operating system password. An attacker with physical access can remove the case of the device, connect to the debug port, and use the password to gain privileged access to the operating system. (en) Medtronic 24950 MyCareLink Monitor and 24952 MyCareLink Monitor contains a hard-coded operating system password. An attacker with physical access can remove the case of the device, connect to the debug port, and use the password to gain privileged access to the operating system.
References
  • () https://global.medtronic.com/xg-en/product-security/security-bulletins/mycarelink-6-28-18.html -
CVSS v2 : 7.2
v3 : 6.8 		v2 : 7.2
v3 : 6.4

21 Nov 2024, 04:14

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-179-01 - Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource () https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-179-01 - Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Information

Published : 2018-07-03 01:29

Updated : 2025-05-22 19:15

NVD link : CVE-2018-8870

Mitre link : CVE-2018-8870

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-8870

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Products Affected

medtronic

  • 24952_mycarelink_monitor_firmware
  • 24952_mycarelink_monitor
  • 24950_mycarelink_monitor
  • 24950_mycarelink_monitor_firmware
CWE
CWE-259

Use of Hard-coded Password

CWE-798

Use of Hard-coded Credentials