CVE-2018-8870

low-risk
Published 2018-07-03

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.4/10 Medium
PHYSICAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (2)

24950 Mycarelink Monitor Firmware
24952 Mycarelink Monitor Firmware

Affected Vendors

Medtronic

References (3)

https://global.medtronic.com/xg-en/product-security/security-bulletins/mycarelin...
Third Party Advisory https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-179-01
Third Party Advisory https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-179-01
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low-risk
Severity 17/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low