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TI-2018-13448 Aliases CVE-2018-18984GHSA-474q-vp74-243q

Medtronic 9790, 2090 CareLink, and 29901 Encore Programmers 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 CareLink and Encore Programmers do not encrypt or do not sufficiently encrypt sensitive PII and PHI information while at rest .

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00315 24th 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
MedtronicCareLink 9790 ProgrammerAll versions—No fix listedCNA
MedtronicCareLink 2090 ProgrammerAll versions—No fix listedCNA
Medtronic29901 Encore ProgrammerAll versions—No fix listedCNA
  • CareLink 9790 Programmer VendorMedtronic Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • CareLink 2090 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 · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:carelink_2090_programmer_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMedtronic
cpe:2.3:h:medtronic:carelink_2090_programmer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMedtronic
cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:carelink_9790_programmer_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMedtronic
cpe:2.3:h:medtronic:carelink_9790_programmer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMedtronic
cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:29901_encore_programmer_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMedtronic
cpe:2.3:h:medtronic:29901_encore_programmer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMedtronic
  • cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:carelink_2090_programmer_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Medtronic
  • cpe:2.3:h:medtronic:carelink_2090_programmer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Medtronic
  • cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:carelink_9790_programmer_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Medtronic
  • cpe:2.3:h:medtronic:carelink_9790_programmer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Medtronic
  • cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:29901_encore_programmer_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Medtronic
  • cpe:2.3:h:medtronic:29901_encore_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-2018-18984
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-474q-vp74-243q

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

Sources

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