VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-18984
Medtronic CareLink and Encore Programmers do not encrypt or do not sufficiently encrypt sensitive PII and PHI information while at rest .
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.32%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.32%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Medtronic CareLink and Encore Programmers do not encrypt or do not sufficiently encrypt sensitive PII and PHI information while at rest .
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.32% probability · 24th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-311, CWE-312
- Affected
- medtronic/carelink 2090 programmer firmware · medtronic/carelink 9790 programmer firmware · medtronic/29901 encore programmer firmware
- Source
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
EPSS 0.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106215Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://global.medtronic.com/xg-en/product-security/security-bulletins/carelink-9790-2090-29901.html
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-347-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106215Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-347-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.