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CVE-2025-12994 (GCVE-0-2025-12994)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-04 20:02 – Updated: 2025-12-08 21:02
VLAI
Summary
Medtronic CareLink Network allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to initiate a request for security questions to an API endpoint that could be used to determine a valid user account. This issue affects CareLink Network: before December 4, 2025.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-12-08 21:02 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-204 - Observable Response Discrepancy
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Medtronic CareLink Network Affected: 0 , < December 4, 2025 (custom)
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Credits
Bernhard Lorenz
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