Medium 6.5HealthcarePublished Sep 11, 2020

CVE-2020-16224Philips Patient Monitoring Devices Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 12:40 AM 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 C.02, C.03, the software parses a formatted message or structure but does not handle or incorrectly handles a length field that is inconsistent with the actual length of the associated data, causing the application on the surveillance station to restart.

CVSS: 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-130
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)	C.02; C.03	CNA record
philips patient_information_center_ix philips:patient_information_center_ix	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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