CVE-2018-5448
No exploitation reported by the sources we read.
- Published2018-05-04
- WeaknessCWE-22 · CWE-23
Am I affected?
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Description
Medtronic 2090 CareLink Programmer’s software deployment network contains a directory traversal vulnerability that could allow an attacker to read files on the system.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2018-05-0418:29CVE publishedNVD
Observed activity
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Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | all versions | no fix published | NVD |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Distribution builds and vendor advisories
Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.
version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.
Vendor advisories
Medtronic 2090 Carelink Programmer Vulnerabilities (Update C)
29901 Encore Programmer: all versions · 2090 CareLink Programmer: all versions
Fix
- Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-18-058-01 · 2 productsMedtronic has assessed the vulnerabilities and determined that no new potential safety risks were identified. In order to enhance system security, Medtronic has added periodic integrity checks for files associated with the software deployment network. Additionally, Medtronic has developed server-si…
- Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-18-058-01 · 2 productsMedtronic has deployed mitigating patches to address the reported vulnerabilities. Medtronic has also stated that they have increased security controls associated with these vulnerabilities. As a result of the available mitigating patches, Medtronic has re-enabled the network-based software update …
- Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-18-058-01 · 2 productsMedtronic has stated that the patch for affected products can be obtained by contacting Medtronic Technical Services at 800 -638 -1991.
- Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-18-058-01 · 2 productsAfter additional review and risk evaluation of the affected products, Medtronic has disabled the network-based software update mechanism, including both the VPN and the HTTP subservices, as an immediate security mitigation. Users should not attempt to update the affected products over the network a…
- Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-18-058-01 · 2 productsUsers should still obtain and apply updates via controlled USB dongles and should contact their Medtronic representative for more information.
- Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-18-058-01 · 2 productsMedtronic recommends that affected products continue to be used for their intended purpose in the previously described manner. Medtronic has released a security bulletin for the 2090 CareLink Programmer.
Detection
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- none listed PoC-in-GitHub
Sources
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Published
- 2018-05-04
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
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