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CVE-2018-5446: Medtronic 2090 Carelink Programmer Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-05-04 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-257

Description

Medtronic 2090 CareLink Programmer uses a per-product username and password that is stored in a recoverable format.

Affected products

• Medtronic 2090 Carelink Programmer Firmware: all versions

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-18-058-01

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