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TI-2020-15425 Aliases CVE-2020-25183GHSA-7j5v-9v3j-phg6

Medtronic MyCareLink Smart Improper Authentication

Priority LOW 39CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
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-287.

Summary

Medtronic MyCareLink Smart 25000 contains an authentication protocol vulnerability where the method used to authenticate between the MCL Smart Patient Reader and the Medtronic MyCareLink Smart mobile app is vulnerable to bypass. This vulnerability enables an attacker to use another mobile device or malicious application on the patient’s smartphone to authenticate to the patient’s Medtronic Smart Reader, fooling the device into believing it is communicating with the original Medtronic smart phone application when executed within range of Bluetooth communication.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00796 56th 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
MedtronicSmart Model 25000 Patient ReaderAll versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Smart Model 25000 Patient Reader VendorMedtronic Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:mycarelink_smart_model_25000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableMedtronic
cpe:2.3:h:medtronic:mycarelink_smart_model_25000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMedtronic
  • cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:mycarelink_smart_model_25000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Medtronic
  • cpe:2.3:h:medtronic:mycarelink_smart_model_25000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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-2020-25183
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7j5v-9v3j-phg6

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2020-15429 Medtronic MyCareLink Smart Heap-based Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-16578 Medtronic MyCareLink Smart Time-of-check Time-of-use Race Condition CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

Sources

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