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CVE-2018-10596 json

Medtronic 2090 Carelink Programmer Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints

published 2018-07-02 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-2668

cvss
7.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.3%
EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Medtronic 2090 CareLink Programmer

uses a virtual private network connection to securely download updates. It does not verify it is still connected to this virtual private network before downloading updates. The affected products initially establish an encapsulated IP-based VPN connection to a Medtronic-hosted update network. Once the VPN is established, it makes a request to a HTTP (non-TLS) server across the VPN for updates, which responds and provides any available updates. The programmer-side (client) service responsible for this HTTP request does not check to ensure it is still connected to the VPN before making the HTTP request. Thus, an attacker could cause the VPN connection to terminate (through various methods and attack points) and intercept the HTTP request, responding with malicious updates via a man-in-the-middle attack. The affected products do not verify the origin or integrity of these updates, as it insufficiently relied on the security of the VPN. An attacker with remote network access to the programmer could influence these communications.

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSMA-18-058-01 updated cvss 7.1

Medtronic 2090 Carelink Programmer Vulnerabilities (Update C)

  • Medtronic 2090 CareLink Programmer Medtronic 29901 Encore Programmer
    affected: vendor fix medtronic.com

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.0 8.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 5.2 AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Medtronic 2090 CareLink Programmer
  • Medtronic 29901 Encore Programmer

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-923 Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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