Medium severity · published Dec 4, 2025
CVE-2025-12996
Medtronic CareLink Network allows a local attacker with access to log files on an internal API server to view plaintext passwords from errors logged under certain circumstances
4.1
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Medtronic CareLink Network allows a local attacker with access to log files on an internal API server to view plaintext passwords from errors logged under certain circumstances. This issue affects CareLink Network: before December 4, 2025.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 1% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CN
CareLink Network · Medtronic
before December 4, 2025 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12996
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12996
Vendor Advisory
https://www.medtronic.com/en-us/e/product-security/security-bulletins/carelink-network-vulnerabilities.html
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