CVE-2020-25156Network attack vector

Root access via active debug code

Published Apr 14, 2022 · Updated Apr 16, 2025

Active debug code in B. Braun SpaceCom and Data module compactplus allows remote authenticated users to gain root access. The vendor has not disclosed the debug interface or its internal operation; it states only that active debug code accepts cryptographic material and yields root access. Possession of cryptographic material is required; affected releases are SpaceCom and Battery Pack SP with WiFi U61 and earlier or L81 and earlier, and Data module compactplus A10 and A11.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability1.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Active debug code in B. Braun SpaceCom and Data module compactplus allows remote authenticated users to gain root access. The vendor has not disclosed the debug interface or its internal operation; it states only that active debug code accepts cryptographic material and yields root access. Possession of cryptographic material is required; affected releases are SpaceCom and Battery Pack SP with WiFi U61 and earlier or L81 and earlier, and Data module compactplus A10 and A11.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-25156
Published
Apr 14, 2022
Updated
Apr 16, 2025
Vendor
B. Braun Melsungen AG
Product
Battery-Pack SP with WiFi
Classifications
CWE-489, T1078
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 14, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <=L81
  2. Affected versionversion=unspecified <=U61

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

B. Braun Melsungen AG · Battery-Pack SP with WiFiversion=unspecified <=L81; version=unspecified <=U61
B. Braun Melsungen AG · Data module compactplusversion=A10; version=A11
B. Braun Melsungen AG · SpaceComversion=unspecified <=L81; version=unspecified <=U61

Published CVSS scores

7.2ICS-CERTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-489Active Debug Code
T1078Valid Accounts

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