CVE-2020-16212
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 · uneditedIn Patient Information Center iX (PICiX) Versions B.02, C.02, C.03, the product exposes a resource to the wrong control sphere, providing unintended actors with inappropriate access to the resource. The application on the surveillance station operates in kiosk mode, which is vulnerable to local breakouts that could allow an attacker with physical access to escape the restricted environment with limited privileges.
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 confidencePatient Information Center iX (PICiX) versions B.02, C.02, and C.03 contain a kiosk mode vulnerability on the surveillance station that allows attackers with physical access to break out of the restricted environment and escape with limited privileges. The application improperly exposes resources to the wrong control sphere, enabling unauthorized local access.
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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= b.02= c.02= c.03CVSS 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
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/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 if Philips Patient Information Center iX is installedCheck system inventory or installed applications for 'Patient Information Center iX' or 'PICiX' - consult system documentation or IT asset management recordsAffected if The product is present on the system
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Determine the installed version of PICiXAccess the surveillance station interface or system administration panel, navigate to the About/Help section, or check the software installation directory for version information (typically labeled as B.02, C.02, or C.03)Affected if The installed version is B.02, C.02, or C.03
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Confirm kiosk mode is enabled on the surveillance stationLocate the surveillance station configuration settings within the PICiX administration interface or system settings, verify the kiosk mode feature is activatedAffected if Kiosk mode is enabled and accessible without elevated authentication
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Verify physical access controls to the surveillance stationInspect the physical security of the station location - determine if unsupervised physical access by unauthorized persons is possibleAffected if Unrestricted physical access to the station exists
If Patient Information Center iX versions B.02, C.02, or C.03 are installed with kiosk mode enabled on an accessible surveillance station, the environment is affected by this vulnerability.
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 dataRestrict and properly sandbox the kiosk mode application environment, implement stronger application sandboxing or virtualization, and apply vendor patches if available. Consider additional physical security controls to limit direct access to the station.
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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
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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