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CVE-2020-25165

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  • Published2020-11-13
  • WeaknessCWE-287

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Description

BD Alaris PC Unit, Model 8015, Versions 9.33.1 and earlier and BD Alaris Systems Manager, Versions 4.33 and earlier The affected products are vulnerable to a network session authentication vulnerability within the authentication process between specified versions of the BD Alaris PC Unit and the BD Alaris Systems Manager. If exploited, an attacker could perform a denial-of-service attack on the BD Alaris PC Unit by modifying the configuration headers of data in transit. A denial-of-service attack could lead to a drop in the wireless capability of the BD Alaris PC Unit, resulting in manual operation of the PC Unit.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-11-1316:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Bd alaris 8015 pcu firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
9.33≤ 9.33.1no fix published
Bd alaris systems manager
BranchAffectedFixed in
4.33≤ 4.33no 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-20-317-01 CISA2 known affected

    BD Alaris 8015 PC Unit and BD Alaris Systems Manager

    Alaris PC Unit Model 8015: Versions 9.33.1 and earlier · Alaris Systems Manager: Versions 4.33 and earlier

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-20-317-01 · 2 productsBD has provided the following mitigations and compensating controls to assist users in reducing the risks associated with this vulnerability.
  2. Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-20-317-01 · 2 productsAs part of BD's normal server upgrades, many of the Systems Manager installations have already been updated to a version that addresses this security vulnerability.
  3. Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-20-317-01 · 2 productsBD plans to release an upcoming version of the BD Alaris PC Unit software to address this vulnerability, and Versions 12.0.1, 12.0.2, 12.1.0, and 12.1.2 of the BD Alaris Systems Manager will address this vulnerability.
  4. Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-20-317-01 · 2 productsBD also recommends the following mitigations and compensating controls to reduce the risks associated with this vulnerability:
  5. Vendor fix CISA ICSMA-20-317-01 · 2 productsThe combination of these actions can restrict what devices or systems can be on the segment and the types of traffic that could be used between the wireless network segment and the server segment where the Systems Manager Server is located. These controls will help to mitigate and reduce the impact…

Detection

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

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-287read 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:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2020-11-13
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-25165?

BD Alaris PC Unit, Model 8015, Versions 9.33.1 and earlier and BD Alaris Systems Manager, Versions 4.33 and earlier The affected products are vulnerable to a network session authentication vulnerability within the authentication process between specified versions of the BD Alaris PC Unit and the BD Alaris Systems Manager. If exploited, an attacker could perform a denial-of-service attack on the BD Alaris PC Unit by modifying the configuration headers of data in transit. A denial-of-service attack could lead to a drop in the wireless capability of the BD Alaris PC Unit, resulting in manual operation of the PC Unit.

Is CVE-2020-25165 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-25165 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.7% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-25165?

CVE-2020-25165 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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