CVE-2020-27252 (GCVE-0-2020-27252)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-12-14 19:19 – Updated: 2025-05-22 19:39
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Summary
Medtronic MyCareLink Smart 25000 is vulnerable to a race condition in the MCL Smart Patient Reader software update system, which allows unsigned firmware to be uploaded and executed on the Patient Reader. If exploited, an attacker could remotely execute code on the MCL Smart Patient Reader device, leading to control of the device.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-367 - Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
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Medtronic Smart Model 25000 Patient Reader Affected: All versions
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Credits
Sternum, based in Tel Aviv, Israel, discovered and initially reported these vulnerabilities to Medtronic.
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