# CVE-2019-13535: Medtronic Valleylab FT10 and LS10 Protection Mechanism Failure

- Severity: CVSS 4.6 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-11-08 · Updated: 2025-05-22

## Affected

- Medtronic Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN): through 2.1.0; through 2.0.3
- Medtronic Valleylab LS10 Energy Platform (VLLS10GEN—not available in the United States): through 1.20.2

## 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 does not apply read protection, allowing for full read access of the RFID security mechanism data.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Medtronic Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN), Medtronic Valleylab LS10 Energy Platform (VLLS10GEN—not available in the United States), no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://global.medtronic.com/xg-en/product-security/security-bulletins/valleylab-generator-rfid-vulnerabilities.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-19-311-01

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