CVE-2020-12048

Phoenix Hemodialysis Delivery System SW 3.36 and 3.40, The Phoenix Hemodialysis device does not support data-in-transit encryption (e.g., TLS/SSL) when transmitting treatment and prescription data on the network between the Phoenix system and the Exalis dialysis data management tool. An attacker with access to the network could observe sensitive treatment and prescription data sent between the Phoenix system and the Exalis tool.

Published: 2020-06-29 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2020-12048 is rated Moderate Risk (42.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.09%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-12048

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.09% -0.79%
2 2022-04-01 9.03% 0.89% -8.14%
3 2022-02-04 — 9.03% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-12048

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-12048

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-12048

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
baxter phoenix_x36_firmware 3.36 cpe:2.3:o:baxter:phoenix_x36_firmware:3.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
baxter phoenix_x36_firmware 3.40 cpe:2.3:o:baxter:phoenix_x36_firmware:3.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-12048

URL Tags
https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-20-170-03 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
cvelogic Threat Intelligence