CVE-2020-28044
An attacker with physical access to a PAX Point Of Sale device with ProlinOS through 2.4.161...
CVE-2020-28044 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Pax Prolinos, published November 1, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 6.8 MediumCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.34%EPSS, 28th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
An attacker with physical access to a PAX Point Of Sale device with ProlinOS through 2.4.161.8859R can boot it in management mode, enable the XCB service, and then list, read, create, and overwrite files with MAINAPP permissions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An attacker with physical access to a PAX Point Of Sale device with ProlinOS through 2.4.161.8859R can boot it in management mode, enable the XCB service, and then list, read, create, and overwrite files with MAINAPP permissions.
- Record
CVE-2020-28044- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
An attacker with physical access to a PAX Point Of Sale device with ProlinOS through 2.4.161.8859R can boot it in management mode, enable the XCB service, and then list, read, create, and overwrite files with MAINAPP permissions.
- Record
CVE-2020-28044- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-20534No score
An attacker with physical access to a PAX Point Of Sale device with ProlinOS through 2.4.161.8859R can boot it in management mode, enable the XCB service, and then list, read, create, and overwrite files with MAINAPP permissions.
- Record
EUVD-2020-20534- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x4q6-fxmg-xgcvNo score
An attacker with physical access to a PAX Point Of Sale device with ProlinOS through 2.4.161...
An attacker with physical access to a PAX Point Of Sale device with ProlinOS through 2.4.161.8859R can boot it in management mode, enable the XCB service, and then list, read, create, and overwrite files with MAINAPP permissions.
- Record
GHSA-x4q6-fxmg-xgcv- Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.