CVE-2020-10598 — In BD Pyxis MedStation ES System v1

In BD Pyxis MedStation ES System v1.6.1 and Pyxis Anesthesia (PAS) ES System v1.6.1, a restricted desktop environment escape vulnerability exists in the kiosk mode functionality of affected devices. Specially crafted inputs could allow the user to escape the restricted environmen

01What is this vulnerability?

In BD Pyxis MedStation ES System v1.6.1 and Pyxis Anesthesia (PAS) ES System v1.6.1, a restricted desktop environment escape vulnerability exists in the kiosk mode functionality of affected devices. Specially crafted inputs could allow the user to escape the restricted environment, resulting in access to sensitive data.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD)	Pyxis MedStation ES System	v1.6.1
Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD)	Pyxis Anesthesia (PAS) ES System	v1.6.1

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2020-04-01T20:59:36.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-04T11:06:10.174Z

09References

• www.us-cert.gov — https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-20-091-01