# CVE-2020-27298: Philips Interventional Workstations OS Command Injection

> Attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands on Philips Interventional Workstations via unsanitized input, posing a critical risk to medical device security.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Jan 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4gc9-p44x-vcgg

## What is CVE-2020-27298?

CVE-2020-27298 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Philips Coronary Tools/Dynamic Coronary Roadmap/Stentboost Live, published on 20 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Philips Interventional Workspot (Release 1.3.2, 1.4.0, 1.4.1, 1.4.3, 1.4.5), Coronary Tools/Dynamic Coronary Roadmap/Stentboost Live (Release 1.0), ViewForum (Release 6.3V1L10). The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally influenced input from an upstream component but does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when sent to a downstream component.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-27298?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Philips Coronary Tools, Philips Dynamic Coronary Roadmap, Philips Interventional Workspot, Philips Stentboost Live, Philips Viewforum.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-27298?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-27298 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-27298 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-27298 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2020-27298 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-27298 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Philips Coronary Tools/Dynamic Coronary Roadmap/Stentboost Live, published on 20 Jan 2021. 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-2020-27298 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Philips Coronary Tools/Dynamic Coronary Roadmap/Stentboost Live. 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-2020-27298/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27298/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-27298
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27298
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-27298

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27298/
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