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CVE-2020-12016

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2020-06-29
  • WeaknessCWE-259 · CWE-798

Am I affected?

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Description

Baxter ExactaMix EM 2400 & EM 1200, Versions ExactaMix EM2400 Versions 1.10, 1.11, 1.13, 1.14, ExactaMix EM1200 Versions 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, Baxter ExactaMix EM 2400 Versions 1.10, 1.11, 1.13, 1.14 and ExactaMix EM1200 Versions 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 and 1.5 have hard-coded administrative account credentials for the ExactaMix operating system. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker who has gained unauthorized access to system resources, including access to execute software or to view/update files, directories, or system configuration. This could allow an attacker with network access to view sensitive data including PHI.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-06-2914:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Baxter em1200 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.1= 1.1no fix published
1.2= 1.2no fix published
1.4= 1.4no fix published
1.5= 1.5no fix published
Baxter em2400 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.10= 1.10no fix published
1.11= 1.11no fix published
1.13= 1.13no fix published
1.14= 1.14no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

  • ICSMA-20-170-01 CISA2 known affected

    Baxter ExactaMix (Update A)

    ExactaMix EM2400: Versions 1.10 1.11 1.13 1.14 · ExactaMix EM1200: Versions 1.1 1.2 1.4 1.5

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-20-170-01 · 2 productsBaxter recommends that users of the ExactaMix EM 2400 Versions 1.10 and 1.11, and ExactaMix EM1200 Versions 1.1 and 1.2, should contact the service support team or regional product service support to upgrade to the ExactaMix Version 1.4 (EM1200) and ExactaMix Version 1.13 (EM2400) compounders. For …
  2. Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-20-170-01 · 2 productsBaxter separately provided an ExactaMix Cybersecurity Guide, instructing users on good cybersecurity practices relevant to the use of the ExactaMix product. The guide can be requested from productsecurity@baxter.com
  3. Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-20-170-01 · 2 productsFor additional information please see the Baxter Product Security Bulletin.

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.010read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-259read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-798read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.9 %2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-06-29
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12016?

Baxter ExactaMix EM 2400 & EM 1200, Versions ExactaMix EM2400 Versions 1.10, 1.11, 1.13, 1.14, ExactaMix EM1200 Versions 1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, Baxter ExactaMix EM 2400 Versions 1.10, 1.11, 1.13, 1.14 and ExactaMix EM1200 Versions 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 and 1.5 have hard-coded administrative account credentials for the ExactaMix operating system. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker who has gained unauthorized access to system resources, including access to execute software or to view/update files, directories, or system configuration. This could allow an attacker with network access to view sensitive data including PHI.

Is CVE-2020-12016 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-12016 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.9% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-12016?

CVE-2020-12016 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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