Older generation Abbott FreeStyle Libre sensors allow remote attackers within close…
Priority LOW 39CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Older generation Abbott FreeStyle Libre sensors allow remote attackers within close proximity to enable write access to memory via a specific NFC unlock command. NOTE: The vulnerability is not present in the FreeStyle Libre 14-day in the U.S (announced in August 2018) and FreeStyle Libre 2 outside the U.S (announced in October 2018).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00628 50th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:abbott:freestyle_libre_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Abbott Laboratories |
| cpe:2.3:h:abbott:freestyle_libre:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Abbott Laboratories |
- cpe:2.3:o:abbott:freestyle_libre_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Abbott Laboratories
- cpe:2.3:h:abbott:freestyle_libre:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Abbott Laboratories
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-8997
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-58mq-67r3-jpgf
- 2026-10-30 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-8997 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-8997 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-58mq-67r3-jpgf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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