What is CVE-2018-8870?

CVE-2018-8870 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Medtronic 24950 Mycarelink Monitor, classified under Use of Hard-coded Password. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2018-07-02.

How severe is CVE-2018-8870?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Medtronic 24950 Mycarelink Monitor

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 pr…

EPSS: 0.000 (14.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Medtronic 24950 Mycarelink Monitor — versions All versions
Medtronic 24952 Mycarelink Monitor — versions All versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-259 — Use of Hard-coded Password

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8870?: CVE-2018-8870 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Medtronic 24950 Mycarelink Monitor, classified under Use of Hard-coded Password. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2018-07-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-8870?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.