CVE-2019-18246 Auth bypass in BIOTRONIK CardioMessenger II-S T-Line, CardioMessenger II-S GSM

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass mutual authentication with the remote communication infrastructure of BIOTRONIK CardioMessenger II devices.

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-2019-18246?

CVE-2019-18246 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in BIOTRONIK CardioMessenger II-S T-Line, CardioMessenger II-S GSM, published on 29 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

BIOTRONIK CardioMessenger II, The affected products do not properly enforce mutual authentication with the BIOTRONIK Remote Communication infrastructure.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-18246?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Biotronik Cardiomessenger Ii-S Gsm Firmware, Biotronik Cardiomessenger Ii-S T-Line Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2019-18246?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-18246 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-2019-18246 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-18246 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r2p2-ghmw-h7xw.

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