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CVE-2019-13539: Medtronic Valleylab FT10 and FX8 Reversible One-way Hash

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-11-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-328

Description

Medtronic Valleylab Exchange Client version 3.4 and below, Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN) software version 4.0.0 and below, and Valleylab FX8 Energy Platform (VLFX8GEN) software version 1.1.0 and below use the descrypt algorithm for OS password hashing. While interactive, network-based logons are disabled, and attackers can use the other vulnerabilities within this report to obtain local shell access and access these hashes.

Affected products

• Medtronic Valleylab Exchange Client: through 3.4
• Medtronic Valleylab Ft10 Energy Platform Firmware: through 4.0.0
• Medtronic Valleylab Fx8 Energy Platform Firmware: through 1.1.0

References

• https://global.medtronic.com/xg-en/product-security/security-bulletins/valleylab-generator-rfid-vulnerabilities.html
• https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-19-311-02
• https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-19-311-02

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