CVE-2020-16198

MEDIUMNVD 5.06.3▲

5.0

When an attacker claims to have a given identity,

Philips Clinical Collaboration Platform, Versions 12.2.1 and prior, does not prove or insufficiently proves the claim is correct.

CVSS v3: 5.0
EG Score: 6.3(medium)
EPSS: 11.0%
KEV: Not listed

Published

September 18, 2020

Last Modified

June 4, 2025

References (3)

ics-cert@hqhttps://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-20-261-01
ics-cert@hqhttps://www.philips.com/a-w/security/security-advisories/product-security-2020.html#2020_archive
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-20-261-01

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2020-16198?

CVE-2020-16198 is a medium vulnerability published on September 18, 2020. When an attacker claims to have a given identity, Philips Clinical Collaboration Platform, Versions 12.2.1 and prior, does not prove or insufficiently proves the claim is correct.

When was CVE-2020-16198 disclosed?

CVE-2020-16198 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 18, 2020, with the most recent update on June 4, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2020-16198 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-16198 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 11.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-16198?

CVE-2020-16198 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.0 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 6.3.

How do I remediate CVE-2020-16198?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2020-16198, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2020-16198

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