CVE-2020-28044

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PAX Point Of Sale device with ProlinOS versions through 2.4.161.8859R

Description An attacker with physical access to the device can boot it in management mode, enable the XCB service, and then list, read, create, and overwrite files with MAINAPP permissions.

Recommendations For PAX Point Of Sale device with ProlinOS versions through 2.4.161.8859R, consider restricting physical access to the device to prevent exploitation, and avoid enabling the XCB service unless necessary. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the XCB service until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.