CVE-2020-12016 describes a critical vulnerability in Baxter ExactaMix EM 2400 and EM 1200 devices, specifically versions 1.10, 1.11, 1.13, 1.14 (EM 2400) and 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5 (EM 1200). The vulnerability stems from hard-coded administrative credentials, allowing an unauthenticated attacker with network access to gain full control over the system. This could lead to unauthorized execution of software, modification of files, and exposure of sensitive data, including Protected Health Information (PHI), as indicated by its CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:baxter:em2400_firmware:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:baxter:em2400_firmware:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:baxter:em2400_firmware:1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:baxter:em2400_firmware:1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:baxter:em1200_firmware:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.