CVE-2020-25183

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  3. CVE-2020-25183
Medtronic MyCareLink Smart 25000 contains an authentication protocol vulnerability where the method used to authenticate between the MCL Smart Patient Reader and the Medtronic MyCareLink Smart mobile app is vulnerable to bypass. This vulnerability enables an attacker to use another mobile device or malicious application on the patient’s smartphone to authenticate to the patient’s Medtronic Smart Reader, fooling the device into believing it is communicating with the original Medtronic smart phone application when executed within range of Bluetooth communication.

8.0 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.1 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.8 /10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

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

Exploitability : 6.5 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References
Link Resource
https://global.medtronic.com/xg-en/product-security/security-bulletins/mycarelink-smart-security-vulnerability-patch.html
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-20-345-01
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-20-345-01 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:mycarelink_smart_model_25000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:medtronic:mycarelink_smart_model_25000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

22 May 2025, 20:15

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Summary (en) Medtronic MyCareLink Smart 25000 all versions contain an authentication protocol vuln where the method used to auth between MCL Smart Patient Reader and MyCareLink Smart mobile app is vulnerable to bypass. This vuln allows attacker to use other mobile device or malicious app on smartphone to auth to the patient’s Smart Reader, fools the device into thinking its communicating with the actual smart phone application when executed in range of Bluetooth. (en) Medtronic MyCareLink Smart 25000 contains an authentication protocol vulnerability where the method used to authenticate between the MCL Smart Patient Reader and the Medtronic MyCareLink Smart mobile app is vulnerable to bypass. This vulnerability enables an attacker to use another mobile device or malicious application on the patient’s smartphone to authenticate to the patient’s Medtronic Smart Reader, fooling the device into believing it is communicating with the original Medtronic smart phone application when executed within range of Bluetooth communication.
References
  • () https://global.medtronic.com/xg-en/product-security/security-bulletins/mycarelink-smart-security-vulnerability-patch.html -
  • () https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-20-345-01 -
CVSS v2 : 5.8
v3 : 8.8 		v2 : 5.8
v3 : 8.0

21 Nov 2024, 05:17

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-20-345-01 - Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource () https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-20-345-01 - Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Information

Published : 2020-12-14 20:15

Updated : 2025-05-22 20:15

NVD link : CVE-2020-25183

Mitre link : CVE-2020-25183

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-25183

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Products Affected

medtronic

  • mycarelink_smart_model_25000_firmware
  • mycarelink_smart_model_25000
CWE
CWE-287

Improper Authentication