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Medium 4.8HealthcarePublished Nov 8, 2019

CVE-2019-13531Medtronic Valleylab FT10 and LS10 Improper Authentication

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It affects Medtronic Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN) and 3 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, higher than 31% of scored CVEs.

In Medtronic Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN) version 2.1.0 and lower and version 2.0.3 and lower, and Valleylab LS10 Energy Platform (VLLS10GEN—not available in the United States) version 1.20.2 and lower, the RFID security mechanism used for authentication between the FT10/LS10 Energy Platform and instruments can be bypassed, allowing for inauthentic instruments to connect to the generator.

CVSS
4.8 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-287
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
0.39% (percentile 31)
Assigned by
icscert
NVD analysis
Modified
Record last updated
May 22, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 12, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
Medtronic Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN)
medtronic:valleylab_ft10_energy_platform_vlft10gen (from the name)
through 2.1.0; through 2.0.3
CNA record
Medtronic Valleylab LS10 Energy Platform (VLLS10GEN—not available in the United States)
medtronic:valleylab_ls10_energy_platform_vlls10gen_not_available_in_the_united_states (from the name)
through 1.20.2
CNA record
medtronic valleylab_ft10_energy_platform_firmware
medtronic:valleylab_ft10_energy_platform_firmware
2.0.3; 2.1.0
NVD
medtronic valleylab_ls10_energy_platform_firmware
medtronic:valleylab_ls10_energy_platform_firmware
through 1.20.2
NVD

References

  • third-party-advisory, us-government-resource

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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