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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.