# CVE-2019-10964: Medtronic MiniMed 508 and Paradigm Series Insulin Pumps Improper Access Control

> Attackers with adjacent access can bypass authentication to modify insulin pump settings and control insulin delivery via insecure RF communication.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Jun 2019
- **Updated:** 22 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-54f2-q9g6-3cvc

## What is CVE-2019-10964?

CVE-2019-10964 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Medtronic MiniMed 508 pump, published on 28 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Medtronic MiniMed Insulin Pumps

 are designed to communicate using a wireless RF with other devices, such as blood glucose meters, glucose sensor transmitters, and CareLink USB devices. This wireless RF communication protocol does not properly implement authentication or authorization. An attacker with adjacent access to one of the affected insulin pump models can inject, replay, modify, and/or intercept data. This vulnerability could also allow attackers to change pump settings and control insulin delivery.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization), CWE-287 (Improper Authentication), CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10964?

It affects 19 products.


Products: Medtronic Minimed 508 Firmware, Medtronic Minimed Paradigm 511 Firmware, Medtronic Minimed Paradigm 512 Firmware, Medtronic Minimed Paradigm 515 Firmware, Medtronic Minimed Paradigm 522 Firmware, Medtronic Minimed Paradigm 522k Firmware, Medtronic Minimed Paradigm 523 Firmware, Medtronic Minimed Paradigm 523k Firmware, Medtronic Minimed Paradigm 712 Firmware, Medtronic Minimed Paradigm 712e Firmware, Medtronic Minimed Paradigm 715 Firmware, Medtronic Minimed Paradigm 722 Firmware, Medtronic Minimed Paradigm 722k Firmware, Medtronic Minimed Paradigm 723 Firmware, Medtronic Minimed Paradigm 723k Firmware, Medtronic Minimed Paradigm Veo 554 Firmware, Medtronic Minimed Paradigm Veo 554cm Firmware, Medtronic Minimed Paradigm Veo 754 Firmware, Medtronic Minimed Paradigm Veo 754cm Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-10964?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10964 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-10964 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10964 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-10964 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-10964 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Medtronic MiniMed 508 pump, published on 28 Jun 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10964 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Medtronic MiniMed 508 pump. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10964/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10964/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-10964
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10964
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-10964

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