CVE-2018-10626
Medtronic MyCareLink 24950 Patient Monitor Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
- 4.4MediumCVSS base score
- 0.36%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 70% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Medtronic MyCareLink Patient Monitor’s update service does not sufficiently verify the authenticity of the data uploaded. An attacker who obtains per-product credentials from the monitor and paired implantable cardiac device information can potentially upload invalid data to the Medtronic CareLink network.
Timeline
ID reserved
By icscert
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
- 8 years later
· 8 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| icscertCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium4.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium4.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.36% · top 70% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.4.
Affected products
Medtronic · 24950 MyCareLink Monitor
- affected All versions
Medtronic · 24952 MyCareLink Monitor
- affected All versions
What to do
Workaround: Medtronic has made server-side updates to address this insufficient verification vulnerability. Medtronic is implementing additional server-side mitigations to enhance data integrity and authenticity.
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.
Workaround: Medtronic has released additional patient focused information, at the following location: https://www.medtronic.com/security
Workaround: Users should follow CISA's guidance in the following areas: * Securing the Internet of Things https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/securing-internet-things-iot * Home Network Security https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/home-network-security
References
References5
- 105042 (opens in a new tab)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105042 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-18-219-01 (opens in a new tab)
- https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2018/icsma-18-219-01.json (opens in a new tab)
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-219-01 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2018-2698 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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