CVE-2025-12996: Medtronic CareLink Network allows a local attacker with access to log files on an internal API server to view…

CVE-2025-12996 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.1 · Published 2025-12-04

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.

Technologies: Medtronic Carelink Network. Vendors: Medtronic.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-12996 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-12996 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-12996?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.1, published 4 December 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
Medtronic Carelink Network. The advisory does not name versions.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-12996?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-12996?
Check whether you run Medtronic Carelink Network. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • Medtronic Carelink Network

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