CVE-2020-16212 Philips Patient Monitoring Devices Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
An attacker with physical access can escape the kiosk mode on Philips PICiX surveillance stations to gain unauthorized access to the underlying system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-16212?
CVE-2020-16212 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Philips Patient Information Center iX (PICiX), published on 11 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-668
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-16212?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Philips Patient Information Center Ix.
How do I fix CVE-2020-16212?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-16212 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-16212 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-16212 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Philips Patient Information Center iX (PICiX)
- CVE-2020-16222 Philips Patient Monitoring Devices Improper Authentication
- CVE-2021-43548 Philips Patient Information Center iX (PIC iX) and Efficia CM Series Improper Input Validation
- CVE-2020-16224 Philips Patient Monitoring Devices Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency
- CVE-2021-43552 Philips Patient Information Center iX (PIC iX) and Efficia CM Series Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
- CVE-2020-16214 Philips Patient Monitoring Devices Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File
Sources
Also known as GHSA-33r4-hmp8-j73x.