CVE-2018-8849

Medtronic N'Vision Clinician Programmer Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

4.6 Medium

Medtronic N'Vision Clinician Programmer 8840 N'Vision Clinician Programme and 8870 N'Vision removable Application Card do not encrypt PII and PHI 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

0.32%Down 0.5 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.6

Medtronic N'Vision Clinician Programmer Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

Medtronic N'Vision Clinician Programmer 8840 N'Vision Clinician Programme and 8870 N'Vision removable Application Card do not encrypt PII and PHI while at rest.

Record: CVE-2018-8849
CVSS 3.1: 4.6 MediumCVSS: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-2018-20457 4.6

Medtronic N'Vision Clinician Programmer 8840 N'Vision Clinician Programme and 8870 N'Vision removable Application Card do not encrypt PII and PHI while at rest.

Record: EUVD-2018-20457
CVSS 3.1: 4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w48q-g7g7-4m96 4.6

Medtronic N'Vision Clinician Programmer 8840 N'Vision Clinician Programmer, all versions, and...

Medtronic N'Vision Clinician Programmer 8840 N'Vision Clinician Programmer, all versions, and 8870 N'Vision removable Application Card, all versions does not encrypt PII and PHI while at rest.

Record: GHSA-w48q-g7g7-4m96
CVSS 3.0: 4.6 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-311
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 4.6

Medtronic N'Vision Clinician Programmer 8840 N'Vision Clinician Programme and 8870 N'Vision removable Application Card do not encrypt PII and PHI while at rest.

Record: CVE-2018-8849
CVSS 3.1: 4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.0: 4.6 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-311
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-8849 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Medtronic N'vision Clinician Programmer, published May 18, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

What an attacker can affect

Exploit likelihood

What each source reports

Affected products

History

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