CVE-2019-13531 MEDIUM

CVE-2019-13531: Medtronic Valleylab FT10 and LS10 Improper Authentication

Vendor Medtronic
Product Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN)
Weakness CWE-287 · Improper authentication
Published November 8, 2019
Last update May 22, 2025
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CVSS base score

4.8/10
Attack vector Physical
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

In Medtronic Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN) version 2.1.0 and lower and version 2.0.3 and lower, and Valleylab LS10 Energy Platform (VLLS10GEN—not available in the United States) version 1.20.2 and lower, the RFID security mechanism used for authentication between the FT10/LS10 Energy Platform and instruments can be bypassed, allowing for inauthentic instruments to connect to the generator.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 8, 2019 CVE published
May 22, 2025 Record updated