Auth bypass in Oxford Nanopore Minknow

CVE-2024-35585

Oxford Nanopore MinKNOW before 24.06 relies on a client's source IP address for authentication.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (19.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 19.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-35585: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-35585?
CVE-2024-35585 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oxford Nanopore Minknow, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2026-09-02.
How severe is CVE-2024-35585?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.