CVE-2020-12043 describes a critical vulnerability in Baxter Spectrum Wireless Battery Modules (WBM) versions v17, v20D29, v20D30, v20D31, and v22D24. When configured for wireless networking, the WBM's FTP service remains active until a reboot, creating an unauthorized access point. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), indicating it is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, highlighting its potential impact on medical devices.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:baxter:sigma_spectrum_infusion_system_firmware:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.
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.