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 privileged access to the operating system.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (27.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- global.medtronic.com/xg-en/product-security/security-bulletins/mycarelink-6-28-…
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-179-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
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 2018-07-03.
- How severe is CVE-2018-8870?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.