CVE-2018-8868
An attacker with physical access to the device can exploit other vulnerabilities to access this debug functionality.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Medtronic 24950 MyCareLink Monitor and 24952 MyCareLink Monitor contains debug code meant to test the functionality of the monitor's communication interfaces, including the interface between the monitor and implantable cardiac device. An attacker with physical access to the device can exploit other vulnerabilities to access this debug functionality. This debug functionality provides the ability to read and write arbitrary memory values to implantable cardiac devices via inductive or short range wireless protocols. An attacker with close physical proximity to a target implantable cardiac device can use this debug functionality.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 27th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-749
- Affected
- medtronic/24950 mycarelink monitor firmware · medtronic/24952 mycarelink monitor 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
- https://global.medtronic.com/xg-en/product-security/security-bulletins/mycarelink-6-28-18.html
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-179-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-179-01Third 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.