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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.0

CVE-2020-16214 json

Philips Patient Monitoring Devices Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

published 2020-09-11 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-8180

cvss
5.0
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 48%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In Patient Information Center iX (PICiX) Versions B.02, C.02, C.03, the software saves user-provided information into a comma-separated value (CSV) file, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as a command when the file is opened by spreadsheet software.

Vendor advisories

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

cisa ICSMA-20-254-01 updated cvss 4.2

Philips Patient Monitoring Devices (Update C)

  • Philips IntelliVue patient monitor MP2-MP90 <=N Philips IntelliVue patient monitor MX100 <=N Philips IntelliVue patient monitor MX400-MX850 <=N
    affected: vendor fix, mitigation “Philips released the following versions to remediate reported vulnerabilities:” usa.philips.com
  • Philips IntelliVue X2 <=N Philips IntelliVue X3 <=N
    affected: mitigation “Philips released the following versions to remediate reported vulnerabilities:” incenter.medical.philips.com
  • Philips Patient Information Center iX (PICiX) B.02, C.02, C.03 Philips PerformanceBridge Focal Point A.01
    affected: vendor fix, mitigation “Philips released the following versions to remediate reported vulnerabilities:” incenter.medical.philips.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

0.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 5.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Philips Patient Information Center iX (PICiX)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-1236 Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

References

Sources

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