CVE-2020-12045 — The Baxter Spectrum WBM (v17, v20D29, v20D30, v20D31, and v22D24) when used in c

The 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.

01What is this vulnerability?

The 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.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / Baxter Sigma Spectrum Infusion Pumps	Sigma Spectrum v6.x model 35700BAX,Spectrum v8.x model 35700BAX2,Sigma Spectrum v6.x with Wireless Battery Module (WBM) v9,v11,v13,v14,v15,v16,v20D29,v20D30,v20D31,v22D24, Spectrum v8.x w/WBM v17,v20D29,v20D30,v20D31,v22D24,Spectrum WBM v17,v20D29,v20D30,v20D31,v22D24,Spectrum LVP v8.x with WBM v17, v20D29,v20D30,v20D31,and v22D24

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: 2020-06-29T13:43:40.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-04T11:48:58.009Z

09References

• www.us-cert.gov — https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-20-170-04