#VU63959 Execution with unnecessary privileges in Illumina products - CVE-2022-1517

Vulnerability identifier: #VU63959

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-1517

CWE-ID: CWE-250

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
In Vitro Diagnostic NextSeq 550Dx
In Vitro Diagnostic MiSeq Dx
NextSeq 500 Instrument
NextSeq 550 Instrument
MiSeq Instrument
iSeq 100 Instrument
MiniSeq Instrument
Local Run Manager (LRM)

Software vendor:
Illumina

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application binary has a setuid bit. A remote attacker can run the affected binary and execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.

Install updates from vendor's website.

• https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/icsa-22-153-02