Medtronic MyCareLink Patient Monitor 24952 improper physical access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Medtronic MyCareLink Patient Monitor 24950 and MyCareLink Patient Monitor 24952. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to improper physical access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-4386. The attack can be executed directly on the physical device. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Medtronic MyCareLink Patient Monitor 24950 and MyCareLink Patient Monitor 24952 (version now known). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper physical access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-1263. The product is designed with access restricted to certain information, but it does not sufficiently protect against an unauthorized actor with physical access to these areas. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Medtronic MyCareLink Patient Monitor has an internal serial interface, which allows an attacker with physical access to access a login prompt via a UART terminal.​

The weakness was disclosed by Ethan Morchy and Carl Mann. The advisory is shared for download at medtronic.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-4386 since 05/06/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper physical access control
CWE: CWE-1263 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

05/06/2025 CVE reserved
05/07/2026 +366 days Advisory disclosed
05/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: medtronic.com
Researcher: Ethan Morchy, Carl Mann
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-4386 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-4386
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-361892

Entryinfo

Created: 05/07/2026 17:41
Changes: 05/07/2026 17:41 (62)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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