{"id":"CVE-2019-6540","aliases":["EUVD-2019-16099","GHSA-r6ff-m2x2-m36p"],"status":"published","title":"Medtronic Conexus Radio Frequency Telemetry Protocol Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information","description":"The Conexus telemetry protocol utilized within Medtronic MyCareLink Monitor versions 24950 and 24952, CareLink Monitor version 2490C, CareLink 2090 Programmer, Amplia CRT-D, Claria CRT-D, Compia CRT-D, Concerto CRT-D, Concerto II CRT-D, Consulta CRT-D, Evera ICD, Maximo II CRT-D and ICD, Mirro ICD, Nayamed ND ICD, Primo ICD, Protecta ICD and CRT-D, Secura ICD, Virtuoso ICD, Virtuoso II ICD, Visia AF ICD, and Viva CRT-D does not implement encryption. An attacker with adjacent short-range access to a target product can listen to communications, including the transmission of sensitive data.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-07","score":0.00195,"percentile":0.09296,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-319"],"published":"2019-03-26T17:47:23Z","modified":"2026-06-17T02:39:13Z","products":[{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"amplia crt-d"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"amplia_crt-d_firmware"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"brava crt-d"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"carelink 2090 programmer"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"carelink monitor"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"carelink_2090_firmware"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"carelink_monitor_2490c_firmware"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"claria crt-d"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"claria_crt-d_firmware"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"compia crt-d"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"compia_crt-d_firmware"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"concerto crt-d"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"concerto ii crt-d"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"concerto_crt-d_firmware"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"concerto_ii_crt-d_firmware"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"conexus radio frequency telemetry protocol"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"consulta crt-d"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"consulta_crt-d_firmware"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"evera icd"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"evera_icd_firmware"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"maximo ii crt-d"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"maximo ii icd"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"maximo_ii_crt-d_firmware"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"maximo_ii_icd_firmware"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"mirro icd"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"mirro mri icd"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"mirro_icd_firmware"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"mycarelink monitor"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"mycarelink_monitor_24950_firmware"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"mycarelink_monitor_24952_firmware"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"nayamed nd icd"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"nayamed_nd_icd_firmware"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"primo icd"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"primo_icd_firmware"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"protecta icd, protecta crt-d"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"protecta_crt-d_firmware"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"protecta_icd_firmware"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"secura icd"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"secura_icd_firmware"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"virtuoso icd"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"virtuoso ii icd"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"virtuoso_icd_firmware"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"virtuoso_ii_icd_firmware"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"visia af icd"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"visia_af_icd_firmware"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"viva crt-d"},{"vendor":"medtronic","product":"viva_crt-d_firmware"}],"references":[{"url":"https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-19-080-01","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"]},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107544","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred","Broken Link"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6540"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r6ff-m2x2-m36p"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2019-6540","title":"Medtronic Conexus Radio Frequency Telemetry Protocol Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information","description":"The Conexus telemetry protocol utilized within Medtronic MyCareLink Monitor versions 24950 and 24952, CareLink Monitor version 2490C, CareLink 2090 Programmer, Amplia CRT-D, Claria CRT-D, Compia CRT-D, Concerto CRT-D, Concerto II CRT-D, Consulta CRT-D, Evera ICD, Maximo II CRT-D and ICD, Mirro ICD, Nayamed ND ICD, Primo ICD, Protecta ICD and CRT-D, Secura ICD, Virtuoso ICD, Virtuoso II ICD, Visia AF ICD, and Viva CRT-D does not implement encryption. 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