CVE-2018-5448 Medtronic 2090 Carelink Programmer Relative Path Traversal

Medium 4.8 Published 4 May 2018 Updated 22 May 2025

An attacker can exploit a directory traversal vulnerability in Medtronic CareLink Programmer software to read arbitrary files on the system.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-5448?

CVE-2018-5448 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Medtronic 2090 CareLink Programmer, published on 4 May 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Medtronic 2090 CareLink Programmer’s software deployment network contains a directory traversal vulnerability that could allow an attacker to read files on the system.

Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-23

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5448?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Medtronic 2090 Carelink Programmer Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-5448?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5448 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2018-5448 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5448 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h435-fgp5-q25r.