CVE-2020-12045
No exploitation reported by the sources we read.
- Published2020-06-29
- WeaknessCWE-259 · CWE-798
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Description
The Baxter Spectrum WBM (v17, v20D29, v20D30, v20D31, and v22D24) when used in conjunction with a Baxter Spectrum v8.x (model 35700BAX2), operates a Telnet service on Port 1023 with hard-coded credentials.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2020-06-2914:15CVE publishedNVD
Observed activity
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Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | = 8.0 | no fix published | NVD |
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
Baxter Sigma Spectrum Infusion Pumps (Update B)
Baxter Spectrum: v8.x model 35700BAX2 · Sigma Spectrum LVP: v6.x with Wireless Battery Modules v9 v11 v13 v14 v15 v16 v16D38 v17 v17D19 v20D29 to v20D32 and v22D24 to v22D28 · Sigma Spectrum: v6.x model 35700BAX · +3 more
Fix
- Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-20-170-04 · 6 productsBaxter recommends ensuring appropriate physical controls within user environments to protect against unauthorized access to devices.
- Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-20-170-04 · 6 productsBaxter recommends isolating the Spectrum Infusion Systems to its own network VLAN to segregate the system from other hospital systems, and reduce the probability that a threat actor could execute an adjacent attack such as a MiTM attack against the system to observe clear-text communications.
- Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-20-170-04 · 6 productsBaxter recommends using the strongest available wireless network security protocols (e.g., WPA2, EAP-TLS, etc.) to provide authentication and encryption of wireless data sent to and from the Spectrum Infusion System.
- Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-20-170-04 · 6 productsUsers should ensure the WBM is rebooted after configuration for their network(s) by removing the WBM from the rear of the Spectrum device for 10-15 seconds, and then re-attaching the WBM.
- Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-20-170-04 · 6 productsUsers should always monitor for and/or block unexpected traffic, such as FTP, at network boundaries into the Spectrum-specific VLAN.
- Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-20-170-04 · 6 productsAs a last resort, users may disable wireless operation of the pump. The Spectrum Infusion System was designed to operate without network access. This action would impact an organization 's ability to rapidly deploy drug library (formulary) updates to their pumps.
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 2.07.5read 2026-10-23
- CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-259read 2026-10-23
- NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-798read 2026-10-23
- FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.7 %2026-10-22
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
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