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CVE-2018-8868

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-8868 describes a debug code vulnerability in Medtronic 24950 and 24952 MyCareLink Monitors, which allows an attacker with physical access to read and write arbitrary memory values to connected implantable cardiac devices. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.4 (Medium), indicating that while it requires physical proximity and high attack complexity, it could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the cardiac device. 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
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:24950_mycarelink_monitor_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:24952_mycarelink_monitor_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.2MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
0.4
Impact Score
5.3
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
25.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0033 is in the 65th percentile among its peer group of 152 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 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/mycarelink-6-28-18.html
ics-cert.us-cert.gov / advisories/ICSMA-18-179-01
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource