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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2023-1968

Instruments with Illumina Universal Copy Service v2.x are vulnerable due to binding to an unrestricted IP address.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.81%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.81%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Instruments with Illumina Universal Copy Service v2.x are vulnerable due to binding to an unrestricted IP address. An unauthenticated malicious actor could use UCS to listen on all IP addresses, including those capable of accepting remote communications.

CVSS 3.1
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.81% probability · 77th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-1327
Affected
illumina/iscan firmware · illumina/iseq 100 firmware · illumina/miniseq firmware · illumina/miseq firmware · illumina/miseqdx firmware · illumina/nextseq 500 firmware · illumina/nextseq 550 firmware · illumina/nextseq 550dx firmware · illumina/nextseq 1000 firmware · illumina/nextseq 2000 firmware · illumina/novaseq 6000 firmware
Source
ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.