CVE-2020-12045
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe 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.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe Baxter Spectrum wireless blood glucose meter operates an unauthenticated Telnet service on port 1023 with hard-coded credentials, allowing remote unauthenticated attackers to gain full access to the device and potentially patient data.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 8.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Baxter Sigma Spectrum devicesInventory network devices and filter for Baxter Sigma Spectrum Infusion Systems. Check device hostname, MAC OUI (Baxter Healthcare), or consult device management software.Affected if The device is a Baxter Sigma Spectrum Infusion System
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Scan for open port 1023Use a network port scanner (such as nmap: nmap -p 1023 <target IP>) to check if port 1023 is open and listening on the device.Affected if Port 1023 is open and accepting connections on the Baxter device
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Verify Telnet service on port 1023Attempt a Telnet connection to port 1023 (telnet <target IP> 1023) and observe if a Telnet service responds without requiring authentication.Affected if Telnet service responds on port 1023 without prompting for credentials
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Check firmware versionAccess the device management interface or use SNMP/other enumeration methods to retrieve the firmware version. Compare against the affected version.Affected if Firmware version is 8.0 (exact match)
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Confirm unauthenticated accessAttempt to issue commands via the Telnet session on port 1023 without providing any credentials. Observe if access is granted.Affected if Full device access is obtained via Telnet on port 1023 without authentication
If the device is a Baxter Sigma Spectrum Infusion System running firmware 8.0 with port 1023 open and an unauthenticated Telnet service accessible, the environment is affected by CVE-2020-12045.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataIsolate affected devices on a dedicated network segment with strict firewall rules blocking Telnet port 1023; contact Baxter for firmware updates addressing the hardcoded credentials.
- Consultation8.0 h
- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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