CVE-2020-25183 HIGH

CVE-2020-25183: Medtronic MyCareLink Smart Improper Authentication

Vendor Medtronic
Product Smart Model 25000 Patient Reader
Weakness CWE-287 · Improper authentication
Published December 14, 2020
Last update May 22, 2025

CVSS base score

8.0/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Medtronic MyCareLink Smart 25000 contains an authentication protocol vulnerability where the method used to authenticate between the MCL Smart Patient Reader and the Medtronic MyCareLink Smart mobile app is vulnerable to bypass. This vulnerability enables an attacker to use another mobile device or malicious application on the patient’s smartphone to authenticate to the patient’s Medtronic Smart Reader, fooling the device into believing it is communicating with the original Medtronic smart phone application when executed within range of Bluetooth communication.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 14, 2020 CVE published
May 22, 2025 Record updated

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