CVE-2020-28044 describes a physical access vulnerability affecting PAX Point Of Sale devices running ProlinOS through version 2.4.161.8859R. An attacker with physical access can boot the device into management mode, enable the XCB service, and then manipulate files with MAINAPP permissions, leading to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Rated 6.8 Medium (CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), this vulnerability requires physical proximity and low attack complexity. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.4.161.8859rCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:pax:prolinos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.