Hard-coded Operating System Password in Medtronic MyCareLink Patient Monitor

CVE-2018-8870 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Medtronic MyCareLink Patient Monitor, 24950 MyCareLink Monitor, all versions, and 24952 MyCareLink Monitor, all versions contains a hard-coded operating system password. An attacker with physical access can remove the case of the device, connect to the debug port, and use the password to gain privileged access to the operating system.

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