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Patient Information Center IxApplication · Philips

CVE-2020-16216

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-09-11
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
See remediation →
70/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
In IntelliVue patient monitors MX100, MX400-550, MX600, MX700, MX750, MX800, MX850, MP2-MP90, and IntelliVue X2 and X3 Versions N and prior, the product receives input or data but does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties required to process the data safely and correctly, which can induce a denial-of-service condition through a system restart.

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 confidence

This is an input validation vulnerability in Philips IntelliVue patient monitors where the device fails to properly validate input data, allowing specially crafted input to trigger a system restart and denial of service. The vulnerability affects multiple monitor models and versions up to and including Version N.

MitigationApply vendor-supplied firmware updates when available; until then, restrict network access to patient monitors and implement network segmentation to limit exposure to malicious input.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
Patient Information Center IxApplication
Affected:= b.02= c.02= c.03
Performancebridge Focal PointApplication
Affected:= a.01
Intellivue Mp2 Mp90 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Intellivue Mx100 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Intellivue Mx400 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Intellivue Mx850 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Intellivue X2 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions
Intellivue X3 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:all versions

CVSS 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
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify your Philips patient monitor model
    Locate the model number on the device label or system configuration documentation. Common affected models include IntelliVue MP2, MP90, MX100, MX400, MX850, X2, X3, or the Patient Information Center Ix (PIC Ix) or Performancebridge Focal Point systems.
    Affected if The model matches any of the affected products listed in the CVE (PIC Ix, Performancebridge Focal Point, IntelliVue MP2, MP90, MX100, MX400, MX850, X2, or X3).
  2. Check the installed firmware or software version
    Access the device's service menu, system information screen, or administrative interface to view the current firmware version. For PIC Ix, check the application version (b.02, c.02, c.03). For Performancebridge Focal Point, check version a.01. For IntelliVue monitors, access the firmware version through the device UI or maintenance port.
    Affected if For PIC Ix: version is b.02, c.02, or c.03. For Performancebridge Focal Point: version is a.01. For all IntelliVue firmware variants (MP2, MP90, MX100, MX400, MX850, X2, X3): any firmware version is affected.
  3. Determine if the device is network-connected
    Review network configuration settings on the device or through your network infrastructure to see if the patient monitor has an active network connection (Ethernet, WiFi, or other network interfaces). Check firewall rules and access controls surrounding the device.
    Affected if The device has an active network connection that accepts external input, as the vulnerability is exploited through specially crafted input data sent to the device.
  4. Review network segmentation and access controls
    Examine your network architecture to determine if the patient monitor is isolated from untrusted networks or if it is directly accessible from the hospital network, guest networks, or the internet.
    Affected if The device is accessible from networks without proper access controls or segmentation, increasing the likelihood of receiving malicious input.

Your environment is affected if you have any of the listed Philips patient monitor models or software versions, particularly if the device is network-connected and could receive specially crafted input from an untrusted source.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor-supplied firmware updates when available; until then, restrict network access to patient monitors and implement network segmentation to limit exposure to malicious input.

Fix this in Patient Information Center Ix Scoped from the published advisory
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