The Baxter Spectrum WBM (v17, v20D29, v20D30, v20D31, and v22D24) when used in conjunction with a Baxter Spectrum v8.x (model 35700BAX2), o…

published 2020-06-29 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-4361

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.7%; EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

cisa ICSMA-20-170-04 updated 2020-06-23 cvss 8.6

Baxter Sigma Spectrum Infusion Pumps (Update B)

Baxter Spectrum v8.x model 35700BAX2, v9.x model 35700BAX3 Baxter Spectrum LVP v8.x (with Wireless Battery Modules v17, v17D19, >= v20D29, <= v20D32, >= v22D24, <= v22D28), v9.x (with Wireless Battery Module >= v22D19, <= v22D28) Baxter Sigma Spectrum v6.x model 35700BAX Baxter Sigma Spectrum LVP v6.x (with Wireless Battery Modules v9, v11, v13, v14, v15, v16, v16D38, v17, v17D19, >= v20D29, <=
affected: vendor fix baxter.com

From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

n/a Baxter Sigma Spectrum Infusion Pumps

Classification

Weakness

CWE-259 Use of Hard-coded Password
CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

us-cert.gov /ics/advisories/icsma-20-170-04
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-12045
NVD CVE-2020-12045

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Summary