VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-8870

CVSS score6.4 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.36%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-07-03

Last modified2026-06-17

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

Description

Medtronic 24950 MyCareLink Monitor and 24952 MyCareLink Monitor contains a hard-coded operating system password. An attacker with physical access can remove the case of the device, connect to the debug port, and use the password to gain privileged access to the operating system.

Weakness classification

CWE-259: Use of Hard-coded Password
CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Primary references

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource