Vulnerability in Medtronic Amplia Crt-D
CVE-2019-6540
The Conexus telemetry protocol utilized within Medtronic MyCareLink Monitor versions 24950 and 24952, CareLink Monitor version 2490C, CareLink 2090 Programmer, Amplia CRT-D, Claria CRT-D, Compia CRT-D, Concerto CRT-D, Concerto II CRT-D, Consulta CRT-D, Evera ICD, Maximo II CRT-D and ICD, Mirro ICD, Nayamed ND ICD, Primo ICD, Protecta ICD and CRT-D, Secura ICD, Virtuoso ICD, Virtuoso II ICD, Visia AF ICD, and Viva CRT-D does not implement encryption. An attacker with adjacent short-range access to a target product can listen to communications, including the transmission of sensitive data.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (8.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 8.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Medtronic Amplia Crt-D — versions All versions
- Medtronic Amplia Crt-D
- Medtronic Amplia Crt-D Firmware
- Medtronic Brava Crt-D — versions All versions
- Medtronic Carelink 2090
- Medtronic Carelink 2090 Firmware
- Medtronic Carelink 2090 Programmer — versions All versions
- Medtronic Carelink Monitor — versions 2490C
- Medtronic Carelink Monitor 2490c
- Medtronic Carelink Monitor 2490c Firmware
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-19-080-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/107544 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-6540?
- CVE-2019-6540 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Medtronic Amplia Crt-D, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-03-26.
- How severe is CVE-2019-6540?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.