CVE-2018-5446 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2018-5446

Medtronic 2090 Carelink Programmer Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format

Vulnerability Description

Medtronic 2090 CareLink Programmer uses a per-product username and password that is stored in a recoverable format.

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:

  • Billy Rios and Jonathan Butts of Whitescope LLC identified these vulnerabilities and reported them to CISA.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

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

Timeline

Official Publish: May 4th, 2018
Last Modified: May 22nd, 2025
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-257

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.