# CVE-2019-13539: Medtronic Valleylab FT10 and FX8 Reversible One-way Hash

- Severity: CVSS 7.0 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-11-08 · Updated: 2025-05-22

## Affected

- Medtronic Valleylab Exchange Client: through 3.4
- Medtronic Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN): through software version 4.0.0
- Medtronic Valleylab FX8 Energy Platform (VLFX8GEN): through software version 1.1.0

## Description

Medtronic Valleylab Exchange Client version 3.4 and below, Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN) software version 4.0.0 and below, and Valleylab FX8 Energy Platform (VLFX8GEN) software version 1.1.0 and below use the descrypt algorithm for OS password hashing. While interactive, network-based logons are disabled, and attackers can use the other vulnerabilities within this report to obtain local shell access and access these hashes.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Medtronic Valleylab Exchange Client, Medtronic Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10GEN), Medtronic Valleylab FX8 Energy Platform (VLFX8GEN), no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-19-311-02
- https://global.medtronic.com/xg-en/product-security/security-bulletins/valleylab-generator-rfid-vulnerabilities.html

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