Medtronic MyCareLink Patient Monitor Exposed Dangerous Method or Function
Published Jul 2, 2018
6.2
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.33%
Description
Medtronic 24950 MyCareLink Monitor and 24952 MyCareLink Monitor contains debug code meant to test the functionality of the monitor's communication interfaces, including the interface between the monitor and implantable cardiac device. An attacker with physical access to the device can exploit other vulnerabilities to access this debug functionality. This debug functionality provides the ability to read and write arbitrary memory values to implantable cardiac devices via inductive or short range wireless protocols. An attacker with close physical proximity to a target implantable cardiac device can use this debug functionality.
Affected products
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Medtronic | 24950 MyCareLink Monitor | unaffected |
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| Medtronic | 24952 MyCareLink Monitor | unaffected |
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Configuration 1
Running on/with
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Configuration 2
Running on/with
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Vendor solution
Medtronic will release several rolling over-the-air product updates that will mitigate the vulnerabilities described within this advisory. These updates will be applied to devices automatically as part of standard, reoccurring update processes. In addition, Medtronic has increased security monitoring of affected devices and related infrastructure.
Medtronic has released additional patient focused information, at the following location:
https://www.medtronic.com/security
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00333) | 24.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00333) | 26.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 29.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 29.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 27.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- https://global.medtronic.com/xg-en/product-security/security-bulletins/mycarelink-6-28-18.html
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-179-01 Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
| Link | Providers | Tags |
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| https://global.medtronic.com/xg-en/product-security/security-bulletins/mycarelink-6-28-18.html | ||
| https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-179-01 | Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource |
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