VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-5448

Medtronic 2090 CareLink Programmer’s software deployment network contains a directory traversal vulnerability that could allow an attacker to read files on the system.

MEDIUM 4.8EPSS 0.73%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.73%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Medtronic 2090 CareLink Programmer’s software deployment network contains a directory traversal vulnerability that could allow an attacker to read files on the system.

CVSS 3.1: 4.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.73% probability · 54th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-23, CWE-22
Affected: medtronic/2090 carelink programmer firmware
Source: ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov

EPSS trend

EPSS 0.7% 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

https://global.medtronic.com/xg-en/product-security/security-bulletins/carelink-2090-29901.html
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-18-058-01
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-058-01Third 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.