CVE-2019-13531
Medtronic Valleylab FT10 and LS10 Improper Authentication
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- icscert
Description
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By icscert
- 4 months later
· 4 months later
Published
- 6 years later
· 6 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| icscertCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium4.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.39% · top 67% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.8.
Weakness
Affected products
Medtronic · Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN)
- affected ≤ 2.1.0
- affected ≤ 2.0.3
Medtronic · Valleylab LS10 Energy Platform (VLLS10GEN—not available in the United States)
- affected ≤ 1.20.2
What to do
Solution: A software patch is available now for the affected Valleylab platforms. If you suspect you are in possession of an instrument that is not FDA approved or cleared to be used with Medtronic Valleylab FT10 or LS10, please contact Medtronic or your medical device supplier. If you have concerns about FDA clearance or approval of current or future instruments, please contact your medical device supplier. Please contact https://www.medtronic.com/security
References (3)
- https://global.medtronic.com/xg-en/product-security/security-bulletins/valleylab-generator-rfid-vulnerabilities.html (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-19-311-01 (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-19-311-01 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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