Medtronic MMT 508 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as very critical has been found in Medtronic MMT 508, MMT 522, MMT 722, MMT 523, MMT 723, MMT 523K, MMT 723K, MMT 551, MMT 751 and MMT 530G. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-14781. The attack can be executed directly on the physical device. There is no exploit available. This vulnerability is historically impactful due to its background and the reception it garnered.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Medtronic MMT 508, MMT 522, MMT 722, MMT 523, MMT 723, MMT 523K, MMT 723K, MMT 551, MMT 751 and MMT 530G. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Medtronic MMT 508 MiniMed insulin pump, 522 / MMT - 722 Paradigm REAL-TIME, 523 / MMT - 723 Paradigm Revel, 523K / MMT - 723K Paradigm Revel, and 551 / MMT - 751 MiniMed 530G The models identified above, when paired with a remote controller and having the "easy bolus" and "remote bolus" options enabled (non-default), are vulnerable to a capture-replay attack. An attacker can capture the wireless transmissions between the remote controller and the pump and replay them to cause an insulin (bolus) delivery.

The bug was discovered 08/07/2018. The weakness was shared 08/13/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-14781 since 08/01/2018. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/22/2025). This vulnerability has a historic impact due to its background and reception.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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-2018-6665) and SecurityFocus (BID 105044†). The entry VDB-122796 is related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/01/2018 🔍
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08/13/2018 +5 days 🔍
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08/14/2018 +1 days 🔍
05/22/2025 +2473 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-14781 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-14781
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-122804
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SecurityFocus: 105044 - Multiple Medtronic Isulin Pumps Authentication Bypass and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2018 06:42
Updated: 05/22/2025 20:26
Changes: 08/14/2018 06:42 (59), 03/15/2020 09:42 (3), 05/22/2025 20:09 (28), 05/22/2025 20:26 (1)
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