Medtronic N'Vision Clinician Programmer Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
Priority LOW 21CWE-311Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- 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-311.
Summary
Medtronic N'Vision Clinician Programmer 8840 N'Vision Clinician Programme and 8870 N'Vision removable Application Card do not encrypt PII and PHI while at rest.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0032 25th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic | N'Vision Clinician Programmer | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Medtronic | 8870 N’Vision removable Application Card | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- N'Vision Clinician Programmer VendorMedtronic Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- 8870 N’Vision removable Application Card VendorMedtronic Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:n\'vision_8840_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Medtronic |
| cpe:2.3:h:medtronic:n\'vision_8840:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Medtronic |
| cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:n\'vision_8870_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Medtronic |
| cpe:2.3:h:medtronic:n\'vision_8870:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Medtronic |
- cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:n\'vision_8840_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Medtronic
- cpe:2.3:h:medtronic:n\'vision_8840:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Medtronic
- cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:n\'vision_8870_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Medtronic
- cpe:2.3:h:medtronic:n\'vision_8870:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Medtronic
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-8849
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w48q-g7g7-4m96
References
Advisory 2
More Medtronic N'vision 8840 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-07518 Medtronic N'Vision Clinician Programmer Protection Mechanism Failure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
Sources
- CVE-2018-8849 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-8849 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w48q-g7g7-4m96 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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