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TI-2018-03959 Aliases CVE-2018-5446GHSA-7gxh-p4c9-cq3r

Medtronic 2090 Carelink Programmer Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format

Priority LOW 23CWE-257Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Physical
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.

Summary

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

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00385 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Medtronic2090 CareLink ProgrammerAll versions—No fix listedCNA
Medtronic29901 Encore ProgrammerAll versions—No fix listedCNA
  • 2090 CareLink Programmer VendorMedtronic Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • 29901 Encore Programmer VendorMedtronic Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:2090_carelink_programmer_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMedtronic
cpe:2.3:h:medtronic:2090_carelink_programmer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMedtronic
  • cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:2090_carelink_programmer_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Medtronic
  • cpe:2.3:h:medtronic:2090_carelink_programmer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Medtronic

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-5446
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7gxh-p4c9-cq3r

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2018-07485 Medtronic 2090 Carelink Programmer Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2018-03961 Medtronic 2090 Carelink Programmer Relative Path Traversal CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8

Sources

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