Medtronic security advisory

Number: AV19-052
Date: 22 March 2019

On 21 March 2019, Medtronic released a security bulletin to address vulnerabilities affecting the Medtronic Conexus radio frequency wireless telemetry protocol used by some Medtronic ICDs (implantable cardioverter defibrillators) and CRT-Ds (cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators). This vulnerability VulnerabilityA flaw or weakness in the design or implementation of an information system or its environment that could be exploited to adversely affect an organization's assets or operations. could allow an unauthorized individual to access and potentially change the settings of an implantable device, home monitor or clinic programmer.

CCCS encourages users and administrators to review the Medtronic Security Bulletin and follow the recommended mitigation steps:

https://www.medtronic.com/content/dam/medtronic-com/us-en/corporate/documents/Medtronic-security-bulletin_CRHF_Tel_C_FNL.pdf

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