CVE-2018-18984 MEDIUM

CVE-2018-18984: Medtronic 9790, 2090 CareLink, and 29901 Encore Programmers Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

Vendor Medtronic
Product CareLink 9790 Programmer
Weakness CWE-311 · Missing encryption
Published December 14, 2018
Last update May 22, 2025
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CVSS base score

4.6/10
Attack vector Physical
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Medtronic CareLink and Encore Programmers do not encrypt or do not sufficiently encrypt sensitive PII and PHI information while at rest .

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 14, 2018 CVE published
May 22, 2025 Record updated