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.
Affected products
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
References3
- documents.thermofisher.com/TFS-Assets/CORP/Product-Guides/fsa_h… PatchVendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-26-216-01 PatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-17583 Third Party Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.4
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 4.0
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8.3
HIGH
Score source: CNA
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 3 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-353
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