CVE-2019-13543 - CVE House

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Status published Medium CVE-2019-13543

Medtronic Valleylab FT10 and FX8 Use of Hard-coded Credentials

5.8 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Medtronic Valleylab Exchange Client version 3.4 and below, Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN) software version 4.0.0 and below, and Valleylab FX8 Energy Platform (VLFX8GEN) software version 1.1.0 and below use multiple sets of hard-coded credentials. If discovered, they can be used to read files on the device.

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:

Medtronic reported these vulnerabilities to CISA.

References

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Affected Vendor

Medtronic

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Affected Software

Valleylab Exchange Client, Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN), Valleylab FX8 Energy Platform (VLFX8GEN)

Vulnerable Versions:

0

Timeline

Official Publish: November 8th, 2019

Last Modified: May 22nd, 2025

Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1552 Unsecured Credentials

Credential Access

T1078 Valid Accounts

T1021 Remote Services

Lateral Movement

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

T1098 Account Manipulation

Privilege Escalation