CVE-2018-18984 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2018-18984

Medtronic 9790, 2090 CareLink, and 29901 Encore Programmers Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

Vulnerability Description

Medtronic CareLink and Encore Programmers do not encrypt or do not sufficiently encrypt sensitive PII and PHI information while at rest .

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Researchers Billy Rios and Jonathan Butts of Whitescope LLC reported this vulnerability

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

CareLink 9790 Programmer, CareLink 2090 Programmer, 29901 Encore Programmer
Vulnerable Versions:
All versions

Timeline

Official Publish: December 14th, 2018
Last Modified: May 22nd, 2025
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)