Vulnerability in Oxford Nano Technologies Minknow
CVE-2025-10937
Oxford Nanopore Technologies' MinKNOW software at or prior to version 24.11 creates a temporary file to store the local authentication token during startup, before copying it to its final location. This temporary file is created in a directory accessible to all users on the system. An unauthorized local user or process can exploit this behavior by placing a file lock on the temporary token file using the flock system call. This prevents MinKNOW from completing the token generation process. As a result, no valid local token is created, and the software is unable to execute commands on the sequencer. This leads to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, blocking sequencing operations.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (4.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Oxford Nano Technologies Minknow — versions 0, 24.11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-10937?
- CVE-2025-10937 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oxford Nano Technologies Minknow, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-10-23.
- How severe is CVE-2025-10937?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.