What is CVE-2020-25183?

CVE-2020-25183 is a high-severity vulnerability in Medtronic Mycarelink Smart Model 25000, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2020-12-14.

How severe is CVE-2020-25183?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Medtronic Mycarelink Smart Model 25000

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.008 (52.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Medtronic Mycarelink_smart_model_25000
Medtronic Mycarelink_smart_model_25000_firmware
Medtronic Smart Model 25000 Patient Reader — versions All versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (x_refsource_MISC)
ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-25183?: CVE-2020-25183 is a high-severity vulnerability in Medtronic Mycarelink Smart Model 25000, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2020-12-14.
How severe is CVE-2020-25183?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.