CVE-2018-10626
Medtronic MyCareLink 24950 Patient Monitor Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Medtronic MyCareLink 24950 Patient Monitor Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-10626- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-2698
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.
- Record
EUVD-2018-2698- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gf7p-63p6-4m97
A vulnerability was discovered in all versions of Medtronic MyCareLink 24950 and 24952 Patient...
A vulnerability was discovered in all versions of Medtronic MyCareLink 24950 and 24952 Patient Monitor. The affected product'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.
- Record
GHSA-gf7p-63p6-4m97- CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-10626- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.8 Low
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-345
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-10626 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Medtronic 24950 Mycarelink Monitor, published August 10, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
global.medtronic.com/xg-en/product-security/security-bulletins/mycarelink-8-7-18.html
securityfocus.com/bid/105042
cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-18-219-01
github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2018/icsma-18-219-01.json
ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-219-01
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10626