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CVE-2019-13543: Medtronic Valleylab FT10 and FX8 Use of Hard-coded Credentials

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% 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-798

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 multiple sets of hard-coded credentials. If discovered, they can be used to read files on the device.

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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