CVE-2018-18984 (GCVE-0-2018-18984)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-12-14 15:00
Modified
2025-05-22 16:40
Severity ?
4.6 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-311 - Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
Summary
Medtronic CareLink and Encore Programmers do not encrypt or do not sufficiently encrypt sensitive PII and PHI information while at rest .
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Impacted products
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Medtronic CareLink 9790 Programmer Version: All versions
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