Medtronic N'Vision Clinician Programmer Protection Mechanism Failure
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-693.
Summary
The 8840 Clinician Programmer executes the application program from the 8870 Application Card. An attacker with physical access to an 8870 Application Card and sufficient technical capability can modify the contents of this card, including the binary executables. If modified to bypass protection mechanisms, this malicious code will be run when the card is inserted into an 8840 Clinician Programmer.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medtronic | 8840 N’Vision Clinician Programmer | All versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Medtronic | 8870 N’Vision removable Application Card | All versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- 8840 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-2018-10631
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4g99-xhm8-2rwc
References
More Medtronic N'vision 8840 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-06391 Medtronic N'Vision Clinician Programmer Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2018-10631 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-10631 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4g99-xhm8-2rwc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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