CVE-2018-5446
Medtronic 2090 Carelink Programmer Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format
Medtronic 2090 CareLink Programmer
uses a per-product username and password that is stored in a recoverable format.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- High
- 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 2090 Carelink Programmer Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format
Medtronic 2090 CareLink Programmer
uses a per-product username and password that is stored in a recoverable format.
- Record
CVE-2018-5446- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-257
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-17216
Medtronic 2090 CareLink Programmer
uses a per-product username and password that is stored in a recoverable format.
- Record
EUVD-2018-17216- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7gxh-p4c9-cq3r
All versions of the Medtronic 2090 Carelink Programmer are affected by a per-product username and...
All versions of the Medtronic 2090 Carelink Programmer are affected by a per-product username and password that is stored in a recoverable format which could allow an attacker with physical access to a 2090 Programmer to obtain per-product credentials to the software deployment network.
- Record
GHSA-7gxh-p4c9-cq3r- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-257, CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Medtronic 2090 CareLink Programmer
uses a per-product username and password that is stored in a recoverable format.
- Record
CVE-2018-5446- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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-257, CWE-522
- 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-2018-5446 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Medtronic 2090 Carelink Programmer, published May 4, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.