CVE-2020-16239
Philips SureSigns VS4 Improper Authentication
When an actor claims to have a given identity,
Philips SureSigns VS4, A.07.107 and prior does not prove or insufficiently proves the claim is correct.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Philips SureSigns VS4 Improper Authentication
When an actor claims to have a given identity,
Philips SureSigns VS4, A.07.107 and prior does not prove or insufficiently proves the claim is correct.
- Record
CVE-2020-16239- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-8205
When an actor claims to have a given identity,
Philips SureSigns VS4, A.07.107 and prior does not prove or insufficiently proves the claim is correct.
- Record
EUVD-2020-8205- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r5f2-9rjc-r66m
Philips SureSigns VS4, A.07.107 and prior. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the...
Philips SureSigns VS4, A.07.107 and prior. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the software does not prove or insufficiently proves the claim is correct.
- Record
GHSA-r5f2-9rjc-r66m- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
When an actor claims to have a given identity,
Philips SureSigns VS4, A.07.107 and prior does not prove or insufficiently proves the claim is correct.
- Record
CVE-2020-16239- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-16239 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Philips Suresigns Vs4, published August 21, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.00%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.