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Vulnerability

Baxter finds ExactaMix v1.4, v1.5, v1.13 and v1.14 susceptible to Remote Desktop Client flaw CVE-2020-0611

MedDevice Cyber Staff · Mar 17 · 2 min read · Via Baxter AA20-014A bulletin

Baxter published a bulletin on March 17, 2020, after evaluating its products against CISA alert AA20-014A on critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. It determined that ExactaMix v1.4 and v1.5 (EM1200) and v1.13 and v1.14 (EM2400) are susceptible to CVE-2020-0611.

CVE-2020-0611 is a Remote Desktop Client remote code execution vulnerability. It fires on the client side, when the compounder connects out to a malicious or compromised RDP server.

The exposure follows usage. If nobody opens RDP sessions from an ExactaMix unit, the bug has no path, and that is a habit worth enforcing.

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Remediation Desk

For ProvidersOperators, hospitals, and clinical engineering

Apply the Microsoft update for CVE-2020-0611 once Baxter validates it for ExactaMix v1.4, v1.5, v1.13 and v1.14. Until then, prohibit outbound RDP sessions from the compounders.

Install the validated patch. Use the Baxter-approved Windows update for the affected ExactaMix builds.
Block outbound RDP. Deny TCP 3389 from the compounders to anything other than approved hosts.
Audit remote sessions. Review how staff and service personnel connect to and from the units.

For Device ManufacturersFix the class in the product

The flaw is in the OS inside the controller, or a system past end of service still in the field. As the maker, own the embedded OS and server lifecycle as a safety obligation, design controllers to update in the field, and make every fault degrade to a defined safe state.

Own the OS lifecycle. Patch the OS and server components on a schedule with a tested delivery path.
Design for field update. And for planned replacement, so an unpatchable unit has a path off the network.
Degrade to safe. A fault drives a defined safe state, never an unexpected stop on a life-sustaining device.

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Questions & Answers

Which Baxter ExactaMix versions are susceptible to CVE-2020-0611?

Baxter's March 17, 2020 bulletin says ExactaMix v1.4 and v1.5 (EM1200) and v1.13 and v1.14 (EM2400) are susceptible to CVE-2020-0611, a Remote Desktop Client remote code execution vulnerability flagged in CISA alert AA20-014A.

How is CVE-2020-0611 exploited on a Baxter ExactaMix compounder?

CVE-2020-0611 is a client-side Remote Desktop flaw, so it is triggered when an ExactaMix unit connects out to a malicious RDP server rather than by inbound traffic.

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