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VAR-201805-1110

Vulnerability from variot - Updated: 2023-12-18 12:01

All versions of the Medtronic 2090 Carelink Programmer are affected by a per-product username and password that is stored in a recoverable format which could allow an attacker with physical access to a 2090 Programmer to obtain per-product credentials to the software deployment network. Medtronic 2090 Carelink Programmer Contains vulnerabilities related to certificate and password management.Information may be obtained. Medtronic 2090 CareLink Programmer is a set of portable computer products produced by American Medtronic Company. This product is used to manage and program cardiac equipment in the medical industry. A security vulnerability exists in the Medtronic 2090 Carelink Programmer due to the program storing usernames and passwords for each product in a recoverable format

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CVE-2018-5446 (GCVE-0-2018-5446)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-05-04 18:00 – Updated: 2025-05-22 17:40

Title

Medtronic 2090 Carelink Programmer Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format

Summary

Medtronic 2090 CareLink Programmer uses a per-product username and password that is stored in a recoverable format.

Severity

4.9 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE

CWE-257

Assigner

icscert icscert root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://global.medtronic.com/xg-en/product-securi…
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advi…
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-058-01	x_refsource_MISCx_transferred

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Medtronic	2090 CareLink Programmer	Affected: All versions
Medtronic	29901 Encore Programmer	Affected: All versions

Date Public

2018-06-29 06:00

Credits

Billy Rios and Jonathan Butts of Whitescope LLC identified these vulnerabilities and reported them to CISA.

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