Medium severity6.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 11, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-16212

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.

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Affected products

Philips/Patient Information Center Ix5 versions
cpe:2.3:a:philips:patient_information_center_ix:b.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:philips:patient_information_center_ix:b.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:philips:patient_information_center_ix:c.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:philips:patient_information_center_ix:c.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: B.02, C.02, C.03
- (no CPE)range: B.02

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-20-254-01nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
www.philips.com/productsecuritynvd

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Severity

MediumCVSS v3.1

6.8/ 10

Attack vector: Physical
Complexity: Low
Privileges: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Vector

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

EPSS

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

0.37%

VYPR risk score

Composite of severity, exploitation, and reach.

0.44medium

cvss	0.442
epss	0.000
exploit	0.000
kev	0.000
patch	0.000
ransomware	0.000

Weaknesses

CWE-668
Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

CVE ID

CVE-2020-16212

Credits

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Julian Suleder, Nils Emmerich, Birk Kauer of ERNW Research GmbH, Dr. Oliver Matula of ERNW Enno, and Rey Netzwerke GmbH reported these vulnerabilities to the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), Germany, in the context of the BSI project ManiMed (Manipulation of medical devices), which reported these to Philips.
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