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Medium 6.5HealthcarePublished Mar 26, 2019

CVE-2019-6540Medtronic Conexus Radio Frequency Telemetry Protocol Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

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It affects Medtronic Conexus Radio Frequency Telemetry Protocol and 46 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 0.19%, higher than 9% of scored CVEs.

The Conexus telemetry protocol utilized within Medtronic MyCareLink Monitor versions 24950 and 24952, CareLink Monitor version 2490C, CareLink 2090 Programmer, Amplia CRT-D, Claria CRT-D, Compia CRT-D, Concerto CRT-D, Concerto II CRT-D, Consulta CRT-D, Evera ICD, Maximo II CRT-D and ICD, Mirro ICD, Nayamed ND ICD, Primo ICD, Protecta ICD and CRT-D, Secura ICD, Virtuoso ICD, Virtuoso II ICD, Visia AF ICD, and Viva CRT-D does not implement encryption. An attacker with adjacent short-range access to a target product can listen to communications, including the transmission of sensitive data.

CVSS
6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-319
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
0.19% (percentile 9)
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 Conexus Radio Frequency Telemetry Protocol
medtronic:conexus_radio_frequency_telemetry_protocol (from the name)
all versions
CNA record
Medtronic MyCareLink Monitor
medtronic:mycarelink_monitor (from the name)
24950; 24952
CNA record
Medtronic CareLink Monitor
medtronic:carelink_monitor (from the name)
2490C
CNA record
Medtronic CareLink 2090 Programmer
medtronic:carelink_2090_programmer (from the name)
all versions
CNA record
Medtronic Amplia CRT-D
medtronic:amplia_crt_d (from the name)
all versions
CNA record
Medtronic Claria CRT-D
medtronic:claria_crt_d (from the name)
all versions
CNA record
Medtronic Compia CRT-D
medtronic:compia_crt_d (from the name)
all versions
CNA record
Medtronic Concerto CRT-D
medtronic:concerto_crt_d (from the name)
all versions
CNA record
Medtronic Concerto II CRT-D
medtronic:concerto_ii_crt_d (from the name)
all versions
CNA record
Medtronic Consulta CRT-D
medtronic:consulta_crt_d (from the name)
all versions
CNA record
Medtronic Evera ICD
medtronic:evera_icd (from the name)
all versions
CNA record
Medtronic Maximo II CRT-D
medtronic:maximo_ii_crt_d (from the name)
all versions
CNA record
Medtronic Maximo II ICD
medtronic:maximo_ii_icd (from the name)
all versions
CNA record
Medtronic Mirro ICD
medtronic:mirro_icd (from the name)
all versions
CNA record
Medtronic Nayamed ND ICD
medtronic:nayamed_nd_icd (from the name)
all versions
CNA record
Medtronic Primo ICD
medtronic:primo_icd (from the name)
all versions
CNA record
Medtronic Protecta ICD, Protecta CRT-D
medtronic:protecta_icd_protecta_crt_d (from the name)
all versions
CNA record
Medtronic Secura ICD
medtronic:secura_icd (from the name)
all versions
CNA record
Medtronic Virtuoso ICD
medtronic:virtuoso_icd (from the name)
all versions
CNA record
Medtronic Virtuoso II ICD
medtronic:virtuoso_ii_icd (from the name)
all versions
CNA record
Medtronic Visia AF ICD
medtronic:visia_af_icd (from the name)
all versions
CNA record
Medtronic Viva CRT-D
medtronic:viva_crt_d (from the name)
all versions
CNA record
Medtronic Brava CRT-D
medtronic:brava_crt_d (from the name)
all versions
CNA record
Medtronic Mirro MRI ICD
medtronic:mirro_mri_icd (from the name)
all versions
CNA record
medtronic mycarelink_monitor_24950_firmware
medtronic:mycarelink_monitor_24950_firmware
all versions
NVD
medtronic mycarelink_monitor_24952_firmware
medtronic:mycarelink_monitor_24952_firmware
all versions
NVD
medtronic carelink_monitor_2490c_firmware
medtronic:carelink_monitor_2490c_firmware
all versions
NVD
medtronic carelink_2090_firmware
medtronic:carelink_2090_firmware
all versions
NVD
medtronic amplia_crt-d_firmware
medtronic:amplia_crt-d_firmware
all versions
NVD
medtronic claria_crt-d_firmware
medtronic:claria_crt-d_firmware
all versions
NVD
medtronic compia_crt-d_firmware
medtronic:compia_crt-d_firmware
all versions
NVD
medtronic concerto_crt-d_firmware
medtronic:concerto_crt-d_firmware
all versions
NVD
medtronic concerto_ii_crt-d_firmware
medtronic:concerto_ii_crt-d_firmware
all versions
NVD
medtronic consulta_crt-d_firmware
medtronic:consulta_crt-d_firmware
all versions
NVD
medtronic evera_icd_firmware
medtronic:evera_icd_firmware
all versions
NVD
medtronic maximo_ii_crt-d_firmware
medtronic:maximo_ii_crt-d_firmware
all versions
NVD
medtronic maximo_ii_icd_firmware
medtronic:maximo_ii_icd_firmware
all versions
NVD
medtronic mirro_icd_firmware
medtronic:mirro_icd_firmware
all versions
NVD
medtronic nayamed_nd_icd_firmware
medtronic:nayamed_nd_icd_firmware
all versions
NVD
medtronic primo_icd_firmware
medtronic:primo_icd_firmware
all versions
NVD
medtronic protecta_icd_firmware
medtronic:protecta_icd_firmware
all versions
NVD
medtronic protecta_crt-d_firmware
medtronic:protecta_crt-d_firmware
all versions
NVD
medtronic secura_icd_firmware
medtronic:secura_icd_firmware
all versions
NVD
medtronic virtuoso_icd_firmware
medtronic:virtuoso_icd_firmware
all versions
NVD
medtronic virtuoso_ii_icd_firmware
medtronic:virtuoso_ii_icd_firmware
all versions
NVD
medtronic visia_af_icd_firmware
medtronic:visia_af_icd_firmware
all versions
NVD
medtronic viva_crt-d_firmware
medtronic:viva_crt-d_firmware
all versions
NVD

References

  • x-refsource-misc, third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
  • vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, broken-link

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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