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CVE-2020-16212: Philips Patient Monitoring Devices Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-09-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-668

Description

In Patient Information Center iX (PICiX) Versions B.02, C.02, C.03, the product exposes a resource to the wrong control sphere, providing unintended actors with inappropriate access to the resource. The application on the surveillance station operates in kiosk mode, which is vulnerable to local breakouts that could allow an attacker with physical access to escape the restricted environment with limited privileges.

Affected products

• Philips Patient Information Center iX (PICiX): b.02, c.02, c.03

References

• https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-20-254-01
• https://www.philips.com/productsecurity
• https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-20-254-01
• https://www.philips.com/productsecurity

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