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CVE-2026-17583

high

Description

The affected Thermo Fisher Applied Biosystems Genetic Analyzers are vulnerable because .fsa/.hid output files can be edited. An attacker could tamper with these files, altering DNA data and resulting in inaccurate DNA test outcomes.

References

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-26-216-01

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-17583

https://hackread.com/thermo-fisher-forensic-dna-file-tampering-flaw/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/thermo-fisher-patches-flaw-that-could.html

https://documents.thermofisher.com/TFS-Assets/CORP/Product-Guides/fsa_hid_bulletin.pdf

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-08-05

Updated: 2026-08-26

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.4

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00136