Sensitive information in log files in Medtronic CareLink Network
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-532.
Summary
Medtronic CareLink Network allows a local attacker with access to log files on an internal API server to view plaintext passwords from errors logged under certain circumstances. This issue affects CareLink Network: before December 4, 2025.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA CareLink Network (Medtronic) Fixed in December 4, 2025
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Medtronic CareLink Network — medtronic.com/en-us/e/product-security/security-bulletins/c…
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-11897 Missing brute-force protection in Medtronic CareLink NetworkPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2025-11896 Medtronic CareLink Network allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to initiate a…Priority LOW 30
- TI-2025-11899 Authorization bypass in Medtronic CareLink NetworkPriority LOW 15
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-12996
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4g7h-2qwj-w6hw
References
More Medtronic Carelink Network vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-11897 Missing brute-force protection in Medtronic CareLink Network CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-11896 Medtronic CareLink Network allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to initiate a… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-11899 Authorization bypass in Medtronic CareLink Network CVSS 3.1LOW 3.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-12996 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-12996 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4g7h-2qwj-w6hw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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