CVE-2019-6540 Medtronic Conexus Radio Frequency Telemetry Protocol Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
Attackers with short-range access can intercept unencrypted telemetry data from Medtronic cardiac devices, exposing sensitive patient information.
- 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-2019-6540?
CVE-2019-6540 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Medtronic Amplia CRT-D, published on 26 Mar 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Conexus telemetry protocol utilized within Medtronic MyCareLink Monitor versions 24950 and 24952, CareLink Monitor version 2490C, CareLink 2090 Programmer, Amplia CRT-D, Claria CRT-D, Compia CRT-D, Concerto CRT-D, Concerto II CRT-D, Consulta CRT-D, Evera ICD, Maximo II CRT-D and ICD, Mirro ICD, Nayamed ND ICD, Primo ICD, Protecta ICD and CRT-D, Secura ICD, Virtuoso ICD, Virtuoso II ICD, Visia AF ICD, and Viva CRT-D does not implement encryption. An attacker with adjacent short-range access to a target product can listen to communications, including the transmission of sensitive data.
Weakness: CWE-319
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6540?
It affects 23 products.
Products include Medtronic Amplia Crt-D Firmware, Medtronic Carelink 2090 Firmware, Medtronic Carelink Monitor 2490c Firmware, Medtronic Claria Crt-D Firmware, Medtronic Compia Crt-D Firmware, Medtronic Concerto Crt-D Firmware and 17 more.
How do I fix CVE-2019-6540?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6540 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-6540 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6540 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Medtronic Amplia CRT-D
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r6ff-m2x2-m36p.