CVE-2018-18984
Medtronic 9790, 2090 CareLink, and 29901 Encore Programmers Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
Medtronic CareLink and Encore Programmers
do not encrypt or do not sufficiently encrypt sensitive PII and PHI information while at rest .
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Medtronic 9790, 2090 CareLink, and 29901 Encore Programmers Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
Medtronic CareLink and Encore Programmers
do not encrypt or do not sufficiently encrypt sensitive PII and PHI information while at rest .
- Record
CVE-2018-18984- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-311
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-10688
Medtronic CareLink and Encore Programmers
do not encrypt or do not sufficiently encrypt sensitive PII and PHI information while at rest .
- Record
EUVD-2018-10688- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-474q-vp74-243q
Medtronic CareLink 2090 Programmer CareLink 9790 Programmer 29901 Encore Programmer, all versions...
Medtronic CareLink 2090 Programmer CareLink 9790 Programmer 29901 Encore Programmer, all versions, The affected products do not encrypt or do not sufficiently encrypt the following sensitive information while at rest PII and PHI.
- Record
GHSA-474q-vp74-243q- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-311, CWE-312
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Medtronic CareLink and Encore Programmers
do not encrypt or do not sufficiently encrypt sensitive PII and PHI information while at rest .
- Record
CVE-2018-18984- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-311, CWE-312
- 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-2018-18984 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Medtronic 29901 Encore Programmer, published December 14, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.