What is CVE-2020-16239?

CVE-2020-16239 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Philips Suresigns Vs4, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2020-08-21.

How severe is CVE-2020-16239?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Philips Suresigns Vs4

CVE-2020-16239

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2020-08-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 61st percentile — 61.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsma-20-233-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
www.philips.com/a-w/security/security-advisories/product-security-2020.html

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-16239?: CVE-2020-16239 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Philips Suresigns Vs4, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2020-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-16239?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.