Description
Medtronic MyCareLink Patient Monitor uses per-product credentials that
are stored in a recoverable format. An attacker can use these
credentials to modify encrypted drive data.
Published: 2018-08-10
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Medtronic recommends users take additional defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation. Specifically, users should: * Maintain good physical control over the home monitor. * Only use home monitors obtained directly from their healthcare provider or a Medtronic representative to ensure integrity of the system.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-2694 Medtronic MyCareLink Patient Monitor uses per-product credentials that are stored in a recoverable format. An attacker can use these credentials for network authentication and encryption of local data at rest.
History

Tue, 19 May 2026 15:45:00 +0000


Tue, 19 May 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-257

Tue, 19 May 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Medtronic MyCareLink Patient Monitor uses per-product credentials that are stored in a recoverable format. An attacker can use these credentials for network authentication and encryption of local data at rest. Medtronic MyCareLink Patient Monitor uses per-product credentials that are stored in a recoverable format. An attacker can use these credentials to modify encrypted drive data.
Title Medtronic MyCareLink 24950 Patient Monitor Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format Medtronic MyCareLink 24950 Patient Monitor Cleartext Storage in a File or on Disk
Weaknesses CWE-313
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00062}

epss

{'score': 0.0006}


Thu, 22 May 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability was discovered in all versions of Medtronic MyCareLink 24950 and 24952 Patient Monitor. The affected products use per-product credentials that are stored in a recoverable format. An attacker can use these credentials for network authentication and encryption of local data at rest. Medtronic MyCareLink Patient Monitor uses per-product credentials that are stored in a recoverable format. An attacker can use these credentials for network authentication and encryption of local data at rest.
Title Medtronic MyCareLink 24950 Patient Monitor Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Medtronic Mycarelink 24950 Patient Monitor Mycarelink 24950 Patient Monitor Firmware Mycarelink 24952 Patient Monitor Mycarelink 24952 Patient Monitor Firmware
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-19T14:33:02.454Z

Reserved: 2018-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-10622

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-08-10T18:29:00.230

Modified: 2026-05-19T16:16:16.440

Link: CVE-2018-10622

cve-icon Redhat

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Weaknesses