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CVE-2020-16216


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.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.5, indicating it requires adjacent network access with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 24 products from philips, from philips, from philips and 21 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2020-09-11T14:15:11.440

Last Modified

2026-02-23T18:20:57.330

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

  • Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

6.5

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application philips patient_information_center_ix b.02 Yes
Application philips patient_information_center_ix c.02 Yes
Application philips patient_information_center_ix c.03 Yes
Application philips performancebridge_focal_point a.01 Yes
Operating System philips intellivue_mp2-mp90_firmware - Yes
Hardware philips intellivue_mp2-mp90 n No
Operating System philips intellivue_mx100_firmware - Yes
Hardware philips intellivue_mx100 - No
Operating System philips intellivue_mx400_firmware - Yes
Hardware philips intellivue_mx400 - No
Operating System philips intellivue_mx850_firmware - Yes
Hardware philips intellivue_mx850 - No
Operating System philips intellivue_x2_firmware - Yes
Hardware philips intellivue_x2 n No
Operating System philips intellivue_x3_firmware - Yes
Hardware philips intellivue_x3 n No
Operating System philips intellivue_mx800_firmware - Yes
Hardware philips intellivue_mx800 - No
Operating System philips intellivue_mx750_firmware - Yes
Hardware philips intellivue_mx750 - No
Operating System philips intellivue_mx700_firmware - Yes
Hardware philips intellivue_mx700 - No
Operating System philips intellivue_mx600_firmware - Yes
Hardware philips intellivue_mx600 - No
Operating System philips intellivue_mx550_firmware - Yes
Hardware philips intellivue_mx550 - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For philips's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.