Description
The 8840 Clinician Programmer executes the application program from the 8870 Application Card. An attacker with physical access to an 8870 Application Card and sufficient technical capability can modify the contents of this card, including the binary executables. If modified to bypass protection mechanisms, this malicious code will be run when the card is inserted into an 8840 Clinician Programmer.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.3/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic | 8840 N’Vision Clinician Programmer | All versions |
| Medtronic | 8870 N’Vision removable Application Card | All versions |
| ics_cert | medtronic_n_vision_clinician_programmer | >= 8840_n_vision_clinician_programmer, <= *; 8870_n_vision_removable_application_card |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104213
- https://global.medtronic.com/xg-en/product-security/security-bulletins/nvision.html
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-137-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.medtronic.com/securityVendor Advisory
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-137-01Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.medtronic.com/securityVendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 13, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified