VulnerabilityPublished 24 Jul 2025Updated 27 Mar 2026

CVE-2025-4395: Medtronic MyCareLink Patient Monitor 24950 · Empty Password in Configuration File

Affects Medtronic MyCareLink Patient Monitor 24950Source CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.8 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

6.8Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 23% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector: Physical
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Physical: The attack requires the attacker to physically touch or manipulate the vulnerable component. Physical interaction may be brief or persistent.
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: High: There is a total loss of integrity, or a complete loss of protection. For example, the attacker is able to modify any/all files protected by the impacted component. Alternatively, only some files can be modified, but malicious modification would present a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.
Availability: High: There is total loss of availability, resulting in the attacker being able to fully deny access to resources in the impacted component; this loss is either sustained (while the attacker continues to deliver the attack) or persistent (the condition persists even after the attack has completed). Alternatively, the attacker has the ability to deny some availability, but the loss of availability presents a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component (e.g., the attacker cannot disrupt existing connections, but can prevent new connections; the attacker can repeatedly exploit a vulnerability that, in each instance of a successful attack, leaks a only small amount of memory, but after repeated exploitation causes a service to become completely unavailable).

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Jul 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Medtronic MyCareLink Patient Monitor 24950	Affected =0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-4395, healthcare providers should implement strict physical security controls to prevent unauthorized access to Medtronic MyCareLink Patient Monitors, including secure placement, locked enclosures, and controlled access areas. Inventory and identify affected devices, focusing on models 24950 and 24952 manufactured before June 25, 2025. Engage with Medtronic for any available firmware updates, patches, or configuration guidance to eliminate or change the empty password account. Implement monitoring and auditing procedures to detect unauthorized physical access or configuration changes. Train staff on the importance of device security and reporting suspicious activity. Additionally, segregate medical device networks from general IT networks to limit attack vectors. Document and enforce policies for device handling and maintenance to minimize exposure. Regularly review and update security posture as new information or patches become available.

Description

Medtronic MyCareLink Patient Monitor has a built-in user account with an empty password, which allows an attacker with physical access to log in with no password and access modify system functionality. This issue affects MyCareLink Patient Monitor models 24950 and 24952: before June 25, 2025

Impact

The impact of CVE-2025-4395 is substantial for healthcare organizations and patients relying on Medtronic MyCareLink Patient Monitors. Unauthorized physical access to the device can lead to compromise of patient data confidentiality, unauthorized modification of device settings, and disruption of monitoring functions, potentially endangering patient health and safety. The integrity of the device's operation can be undermined, leading to inaccurate monitoring or failure to alert medical personnel of critical conditions. Availability may also be affected if the attacker disables or alters device functionality. Given the critical role of these devices in patient care, exploitation could result in severe clinical consequences and liability issues for healthcare providers. The requirement for physical access limits the attack scope but does not eliminate risk, especially in environments where devices are accessible to unauthorized personnel or insufficiently secured. The absence of known exploits reduces immediate threat but does not preclude future attacks. Overall, the vulnerability poses a moderate to high risk to patient safety and healthcare operational integrity.

CWE-258Empty Password in Configuration File (opens in a new tab)
Variant weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighOWASP Top 10 A07:2025: Authentication Failures (opens in a new tab)
Using an empty string as a password is insecure.
System Configuration
Passwords should be at least eight characters long -- the longer the better. Avoid passwords that are in any way similar to other passwords you have. Avoid using words that may be found in a dictionary, names book, on a map, etc. Consider incorporating numbers and/or punctuation into your password.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
OWASP Authentication (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V2.8.5 (opens in a new tab)
V2.8.4 (opens in a new tab)
V2.1.2 (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 27 Mar 2026, 22:06 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-258

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