CVE-2018-5448 (GCVE-0-2018-5448)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-05-04 18:00 – Updated: 2025-05-22 17:43
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Summary
Medtronic 2090 CareLink Programmer’s software deployment network contains a directory traversal vulnerability that could allow an attacker to read files on the system.
Severity ?
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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Medtronic 2090 CareLink Programmer Affected: All versions
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Credits
Billy Rios and Jonathan Butts of Whitescope LLC identified these vulnerabilities and reported them to CISA.
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