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    CVE-2020-25183

    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.

    Published:Dec 14, 2020
    Last Modified:May 22, 2025
    EPS:Dec 14, 2020
    EPSS Score:0.00144
    CVSS Score:8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Medtronic
    Product
    Mycarelink Smart Model 25000
    Vendor
    Medtronic
    Product
    Mycarelink Smart Model 25000 Firmware

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-287 Improper Authentication

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High