CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-10622

Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format

Published: Aug 10, 2018 | Modified: May 22, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.1
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
1.9 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Medtronic MyCareLink Patient Monitor uses per-product credentials that are stored in a recoverable format. An attacker can use these credentials for network authentication and encryption of local data at rest.

Weakness

The storage of passwords in a recoverable format makes them subject to password reuse attacks by malicious users. In fact, it should be noted that recoverable encrypted passwords provide no significant benefit over plaintext passwords since they are subject not only to reuse by malicious attackers but also by malicious insiders. If a system administrator can recover a password directly, or use a brute force search on the available information, the administrator can use the password on other accounts.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Mycarelink_24952_patient_monitor_firmware Medtronic - (including) - (including)

Potential Mitigations

References