CVE-2018-10626 (GCVE-0-2018-10626)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-08-10 18:00
Modified
2026-05-19 14:32
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
Summary
Medtronic MyCareLink Patient Monitor’s update service does not sufficiently verify the authenticity of the data uploaded. An
attacker who obtains per-product credentials from the monitor and paired
implantable cardiac device information can potentially upload invalid
data to the Medtronic CareLink network.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic | 24950 MyCareLink Monitor |
Version: All versions |
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