# CVE-2019-13531: Medtronic Valleylab FT10 and LS10 Improper Authentication

> Attackers can bypass RFID authentication to connect unauthorized instruments to Medtronic Valleylab energy platforms, compromising device integrity.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L`)
- **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:** 8 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 22 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jp54-39p3-825v

## What is CVE-2019-13531?

CVE-2019-13531 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Medtronic Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN), published on 8 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Medtronic Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN) version 2.1.0 and lower and version 2.0.3 and lower, and Valleylab LS10 Energy Platform (VLLS10GEN—not available in the United States) version 1.20.2 and lower, the RFID security mechanism used for authentication between the FT10/LS10 Energy Platform and instruments can be bypassed, allowing for inauthentic instruments to connect to the generator.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13531?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Medtronic Valleylab Ft10 Energy Platform Firmware, Medtronic Valleylab Ls10 Energy Platform Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-13531?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-13531 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-13531 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-13531 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Medtronic Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN)

- [CVE-2019-13535](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13535/): Medtronic Valleylab FT10 and LS10 Protection Mechanism Failure (medium 4.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-13531 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-13531 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Medtronic Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN), published on 8 Nov 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-2019-13531 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Medtronic Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN). 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-2019-13531/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13531/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13531
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13531
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-13531

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13531/
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