{"cve":"CVE-2018-8870","nvd":{"published":"2018-07-03T01:29:01.940","modified":"2026-06-17T02:05:33.430","status":"Modified","description":"Medtronic 24950 MyCareLink Monitor and 24952 MyCareLink Monitor contains a hard-coded operating system password. An attacker with physical access can remove the case of the device, connect to the debug port, and use the password to gain privileged access to the operating system.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":6.4},"cwes":["CWE-798","CWE-259"],"references":["https://global.medtronic.com/xg-en/product-security/security-bulletins/mycarelink-6-28-18.html","https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-179-01","https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-179-01"],"products":["medtronic:24950_mycarelink_monitor_firmware","medtronic:24952_mycarelink_monitor_firmware"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:51:47.459859389+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-8870","score":0.00362,"percentile":0.29999,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}