CVE-2023-1966
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited with physical access with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.4 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-250 · Unnecessary privileges
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Illumina Iscan Firmware 4.0.0
- Illumina Iscan Firmware 4.0.5
- Illumina Iseq 100 Firmware
- Illumina Miniseq Firmware
- Illumina Miseq Firmware
- Illumina Miseqdx Firmware
- Illumina Miseqdx Firmware 4.0
- Illumina Nextseq 500 Firmware 4.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.4
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- https://support.illumina.com/downloads/illumina-universal-copy-service-1-0.html
- https://support.illumina.com/downloads/illumina-universal-copy-service-1-0.html
References
- https://support.illumina.com/downloads/illumina-universal-copy-service-1-0.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-23-117-01
- https://support.illumina.com/downloads/illumina-universal-copy-service-1-0.html
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-23-117-01