# CVE-2020-16238: B. Braun SpaceCom, Battery Pack SP with Wi-Fi, and Data module compactplus

> Attackers with local command line access can escalate privileges to root via the configuration import mechanism in B. Braun medical devices.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vmjv-4cc9-q9mj

## What is CVE-2020-16238?

CVE-2020-16238 is a medium-severity vulnerability in B. Braun Melsungen AG Battery pack with Wi-Fi, published on 14 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the configuration import mechanism of the B. Braun Melsungen AG SpaceCom Version L81/U61 and earlier, and the Data module compactplus Versions A10 and A11 allows attackers with command line access to the underlying Linux system to escalate privileges to the root user.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-16238?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Bbraun Datamodule Compactplus, Bbraun Spacecom.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-16238?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-16238 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-16238 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-16238 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in B. Braun Melsungen AG Battery pack with Wi-Fi

- [CVE-2020-25150](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25150/): B. Braun SpaceCom, Battery Pack SP with Wi-Fi, and Data module compactplus (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2020-25158](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25158/): B. Braun SpaceCom, Battery Pack SP with Wi-Fi, and Data module compactplus (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2020-25166](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25166/): B. Braun SpaceCom, Battery Pack SP with Wi-Fi, and Data module compactplus (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2020-25162](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25162/): B. Braun SpaceCom, Battery Pack SP with Wi-Fi, and Data module compactplus (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-25156](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25156/): B. Braun SpaceCom, Battery Pack SP with Wi-Fi, and Data module compactplus (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-16238 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-16238 is a medium-severity vulnerability in B. Braun Melsungen AG Battery pack with Wi-Fi, published on 14 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-16238 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: B. Braun Melsungen AG Battery pack with Wi-Fi. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-16238/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-16238/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-16238
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16238
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-16238

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-16238/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.