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Medtronic MiniMed Insulin Pump Vulnerabilities

Medtronic has released a security advisory to address two vulnerabilities in a number of their MiniMed insulin pumps. A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to alter insulin doses and delivery rates.
Threat ID:
CC-2583
Category:
Threat Severity:
Low
Threat Vector:
Published:
8 August 2018 12:00 AM
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Summary

Medtronic has released a security advisory to address two vulnerabilities in a number of their MiniMed insulin pumps. A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to alter insulin doses and delivery rates.

Threat details

For further information

Remediation steps

Type Step
Medtronic have stated they will not be issuing updates to the affected products. Users can disable the easy bolus and remote access options to prevent exploitation of their devices. Guidance on how to disable these can be found here.

Last edited: 17 February 2020 12:48 pm