Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Baxter Phoenix Hemodialysis Delivery…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-319.
Summary
Phoenix Hemodialysis Delivery System SW 3.36 and 3.40, The Phoenix Hemodialysis device does not support data-in-transit encryption (e.g., TLS/SSL) when transmitting treatment and prescription data on the network between the Phoenix system and the Exalis dialysis data management tool. An attacker with access to the network could observe sensitive treatment and prescription data sent between the Phoenix system and the Exalis tool.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Baxter Phoenix Hemodialysis Delivery System | Phoenix Hemodialysis Delivery System SW 3.36 and 3.40 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Baxter Phoenix Hemodialysis Delivery System Vendor— Affected Phoenix Hemodialysis Delivery System SW 3.36 and 3.40 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-12048
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hvxq-9hqc-3fqf
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-12048 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-12048 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hvxq-9hqc-3fqf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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