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CVE-2018-18984

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-18984 describes a vulnerability in Medtronic CareLink and Encore Programmers where sensitive Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Protected Health Information (PHI) are stored unencrypted or insufficiently encrypted at rest. This vulnerability has a medium CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a high potential for confidentiality impact if an attacker gains physical access to the device, as no user interaction or complex attack steps are required. Despite the potential for sensitive data exposure, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:carelink_2090_programmer_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:carelink_9790_programmer_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:29901_encore_programmer_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.6MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
0.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.32%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
23.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0032 is in the 50th percentile among its peer group of 1,532 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

global.medtronic.com / xg-en/product-security/security-bulletins/carelink-9790-2090-29901.html
ics-cert.us-cert.gov / advisories/ICSMA-18-347-01
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
securityfocus.com / bid/106215
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry