9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2023-1966
Illumina Instruments Remote OS Privilege Escalation
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 28, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 9, 2023, 5:53 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-1966 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Illumina iscan_firmware
2 Illumina iseq_100_firmware
3 Illumina miniseq_firmware
4 Illumina miseq_firmware
5 Illumina miseqdx_firmware
6 Illumina nextseq_500_firmware
7 Illumina nextseq_550_firmware
8 Illumina nextseq_550dx_firmware
9 Illumina nextseq_1000_firmware
10 Illumina nextseq_2000_firmware
11 Illumina novaseq_6000_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-1966.

URL Resource
https://support.illumina.com/downloads/illumina-universal-copy-service-1-0.html Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-23-117-01 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-1966 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-1966 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.illumina.com/downloads/illumina-universal-copy-service-1-0.html No Types Assigned https://support.illumina.com/downloads/illumina-universal-copy-service-1-0.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-23-117-01 No Types Assigned https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-23-117-01 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:illumina:iscan_firmware:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:illumina:iscan_firmware:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:illumina:iscan:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:illumina:iseq_100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:illumina:iseq_100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:illumina:miniseq_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:illumina:miniseq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:illumina:miseq_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:illumina:miseq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:illumina:miseqdx_firmware:4.0:*:*:*:ruo:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:illumina:miseqdx_firmware:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:illumina:miseqdx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:illumina:nextseq_500_firmware:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:illumina:nextseq_500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:illumina:nextseq_550_firmware:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:illumina:nextseq_550:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:illumina:nextseq_550dx_firmware:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.0 up to (including) 1.3.1 *cpe:2.3:o:illumina:nextseq_550dx_firmware:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.3.3 *cpe:2.3:o:illumina:nextseq_550dx_firmware:4.0:*:*:*:ruo:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:illumina:nextseq_550dx:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:illumina:nextseq_1000_firmware:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:illumina:nextseq_1000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:illumina:nextseq_2000_firmware:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:illumina:nextseq_2000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:illumina:novaseq_6000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.7 *cpe:2.3:o:illumina:novaseq_6000_firmware:1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:illumina:novaseq_6000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-1966 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.44 }} 0.05%

score

0.75301

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability