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medium 4.8

CVE-2019-13531 json

Medtronic Valleylab FT10 and LS10 Improper Authentication

published 2019-11-08 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-4986

cvss
4.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In Medtronic Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN) version 2.1.0 and lower and version 2.0.3 and lower, and Valleylab LS10 Energy Platform (VLLS10GEN—not available in the United States) version 1.20.2 and lower, the RFID security mechanism used for authentication between the FT10/LS10 Energy Platform and instruments can be bypassed, allowing for inauthentic instruments to connect to the generator.

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSMA-19-311-01 updated cvss 4.8

Medtronic Valleylab FT10 and LS10

  • Medtronic Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN) <= 2.1.0, <= 2.0.3 Medtronic Valleylab LS10 Energy Platform (VLLS10GEN) <= 1.20.2
    affected: vendor fix medtronic.com

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 4.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
NVD 3.1 4.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Medtronic Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN)
  • Medtronic Valleylab LS10 Energy Platform (VLLS10GEN—not available in the United States)

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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