CVE-2018-10631

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The 8840 Clinician Programmer executes the application program from the 8870 Application Card. An attacker with physical access to an 8870 Application Card and sufficient technical capability can modify the contents of this card, including the binary executables. If modified to bypass protection mechanisms, this malicious code will be run when the card is inserted into an 8840 Clinician Programmer.

6.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector : AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 0.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.6 /10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References
Link Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104213
https://global.medtronic.com/xg-en/product-security/security-bulletins/nvision.html
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-137-01 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-137-01 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.medtronic.com/security Vendor Advisory
https://www.medtronic.com/security Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:n\'vision_8840_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:medtronic:n\'vision_8840:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:o:medtronic:n\'vision_8870_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:medtronic:n\'vision_8870:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

27 Jun 2025, 17:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
Summary Medtronic N'Vision Clinician Programmer 8840 N'Vision Clinician Programmer and 8870 N'Vision removable application card does not encrypt PII and PHI while at rest. The 8840 Clinician Programmer executes the application program from the 8870 Application Card. An attacker with physical access to an 8870 Application Card and sufficient technical capability can modify the contents of this card, including the binary executables. If modified to bypass protection mechanisms, this malicious code will be run when the card is inserted into an 8840 Clinician Programmer.
CWE CWE-311 CWE-693

22 May 2025, 18:15

Type Values Removed Values Added
Summary Medtronic N'Vision Clinician Programmer 8840 N'Vision Clinician Programmer, all versions, and 8870 N'Vision removable Application Card, all versions. The 8840 Clinician Programmer executes the application program from the 8870 Application Card. An attacker with physical access to an 8870 Application Card and sufficient technical capability can modify the contents of this card, including the binary executables. If modified to bypass protection mechanisms, this malicious code will be run when the card is inserted into an 8840 Clinician Programmer. Medtronic N'Vision Clinician Programmer 8840 N'Vision Clinician Programmer and 8870 N'Vision removable application card does not encrypt PII and PHI while at rest.
References
  • () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104213 -
  • () https://global.medtronic.com/xg-en/product-security/security-bulletins/nvision.html -
References (MISC) https://www.medtronic.com/security - Vendor Advisory () https://www.medtronic.com/security - Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-137-01 - Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource () https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-137-01 - Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
CWE CWE-693 CWE-311
Information

Published : 2018-07-13 19:29

Updated : 2025-06-27 17:15

NVD link : CVE-2018-10631

Mitre link : CVE-2018-10631

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Products Affected

medtronic

  • n\'vision_8870_firmware
  • n\'vision_8840
  • n\'vision_8840_firmware
  • n\'vision_8870
CWE
CWE-693

Protection Mechanism Failure