Medtronic MyCareLink 24950/MyCareLink 24952 Update Service data authenticity

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Medtronic MyCareLink 24950 and MyCareLink 24952 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Update Service. Such manipulation leads to data authenticity. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-10626. The attack requires being on the local network. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Medtronic MyCareLink 24950 and MyCareLink 24952 (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Update Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a data authenticity vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-345. The product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 08/07/2018. The weakness was released 08/10/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-10626 since 05/01/2018. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. A simple authentication is needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2018-2698) and SecurityFocus (BID 105042†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-122755. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
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Class: Data authenticity
CWE: CWE-345
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05/01/2018 🔍
08/07/2018 +98 days 🔍
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08/10/2018 +2 days 🔍
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08/11/2018 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-10626 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-10626
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122756
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SecurityFocus: 105042 - Medtronic MyCareLink Patient Monitor Security Bypass and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/11/2018 06:44
Updated: 05/19/2026 19:31
Changes: 08/11/2018 06:44 (59), 03/14/2020 11:03 (3), 05/22/2025 19:29 (16), 05/22/2025 20:09 (12), 05/19/2026 19:31 (1)
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