CVE-2018-14781 Medtronic MiniMed MMT-500/MMT-503 Remote Controllers Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay
Attackers can replay wireless signals to bypass authentication and trigger unauthorized insulin delivery on Medtronic pumps with specific remote features enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-14781?
CVE-2018-14781 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Medtronic MMT – 511 pump Paradigm, published on 13 Aug 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Medtronic MiniMed MMT
devices when paired with a remote controller and having the “easy bolus” and “remote bolus” options enabled (non-default), are vulnerable to a capture-replay attack. An attacker can capture the wireless transmissions between the remote controller and the pump and replay them to cause an insulin (bolus) delivery.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14781?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Medtronicdiabetes 508 Minimed Insulin Pump Firmware, Medtronicdiabetes 522 Paradigm Real-Time Firmware, Medtronicdiabetes 523 Paradigm Revel Firmware, Medtronicdiabetes 523k Paradigm Revel Firmware, Medtronicdiabetes 551 Minimed 530g Firmware, Medtronicdiabetes 722 Paradigm Real-Time Firmware and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2018-14781?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14781 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2018-14781 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14781 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cv4q-4xgp-cr7m.