Medium 5.0HealthcarePublished Sep 11, 2020

CVE-2020-16214Philips Patient Monitoring Devices Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 1:40 PM ET)

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It affects Philips Patient Information Center iX (PICiX) and 1 other product. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.59%, higher than 48% of scored CVEs.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 5.0 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-1236
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 0.59% (percentile 48)
Assigned by: icscert
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Aug 4, 2024
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 12, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Philips Patient Information Center iX (PICiX) philips:patient_information_center_ix_picix (from the name)	B.02; C.02; C.03	CNA record
philips patient_information_center_ix philips:patient_information_center_ix	b.02; c.02; c.03	NVD

References

References

https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-20-254-01	x-refsource-misc, third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
https://www.philips.com/productsecurity

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