What is CVE-2025-12996?

CVE-2025-12996 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Medtronic Carelink Network, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 4.1/10. Published 2025-12-04.

How severe is CVE-2025-12996?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.1 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Medtronic Carelink Network

CVE-2025-12996

Medtronic CareLink Network allows a local attacker with access to log files on an internal API server to view plaintext passwords from errors logged under certain circumstances. This issue affects CareLink Network: before December 4, 2025.

EPSS: 0.001 (0.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Medtronic Carelink Network — versions 0
Medtronic Carelink_network

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

security@medtronic.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-12996?: CVE-2025-12996 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Medtronic Carelink Network, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 4.1/10. Published 2025-12-04.
How severe is CVE-2025-12996?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.1 out of 10.