THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2020-25187
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2020-25187

Mycarelink Smart Model 25000 Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
3.8%
EPSS pct
89th
Exploited
No known
Medtronic MyCareLink Smart 25000 is vulnerable when an authenticated attacker runs a debug command, which can be sent to the patient reader and cause a heap overflow event within the MCL Smart Patient Reader software stack. The heap overflow could allow an attacker to remotely execute code on the MCL Smart Patient Reader, potentially leading to control of the device
Affected vendor
Medtronic
Affected product
Mycarelink Smart Model 25000 Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2020-12-14

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable from an adjacent network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.8% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 89% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2020-25187

  • Confirm whether Medtronic Mycarelink Smart Model 25000 Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2020-25187.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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