VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-17583
The affected Thermo Fisher Applied Biosystems Genetic Analyzers are vulnerable because .fsa/.hid output files can be edited.
HIGH 8.3EPSS 0.21%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 4.0
- 8.3 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.21% probability · 11th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-353
- Affected
- thermofisher/abi prism 310 data collection software · thermofisher/abi prism 3100\/3100-avant data collection software · thermofisher/applied biosystems 3130 series data collection software · thermofisher/applied biosystems 3500\/3500xl series data collection software · thermofisher/applied biosystems 3730\/3730xl series data collection software · thermofisher/applied biosystems seqstudio flex series instrument software · thermofisher/applied biosystems seqstudio genetic analyzer data collection software · thermofisher/genemapper id-x
- Source
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
References
- https://documents.thermofisher.com/TFS-Assets/CORP/Product-Guides/fsa_hid_bulletin.pdfPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-26-216-01Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-17583Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.