Privilege escalation in Illumina Iscan
CVE-2023-1966
Instruments with Illumina Universal Copy Service v1.x and v2.x contain an unnecessary privileges vulnerability. An unauthenticated malicious actor could upload and execute code remotely at the operating system level, which could allow an attacker to change settings, configurations, software, or access sensitive data on the affected product.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (59.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Illumina Iscan
- Illumina Iscan Control Software — versions 4.0.0, 4.0.5
- Illumina Iscan Firmware — versions 4.0.0, 4.0.5
- Illumina Iseq 100 — versions All versions
- Illumina Iseq 100
- Illumina Iseq 100 Firmware
- Illumina Miniseq
- Illumina Miniseq Control Software — versions 2.0
- Illumina Miniseq Firmware
- Illumina Miseq
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-23-117-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
- support.illumina.com/downloads/illumina-universal-copy-service-1-0.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-1966?
- CVE-2023-1966 is a high-severity vulnerability in Illumina Iscan, classified under CWE-250. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2023-04-28.
- How severe is CVE-2023-1966?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.