High
genetic — security advisory
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.
- Products
- genetic
- Affected versions
- 0.1.1b+git20170527.98255cb-2, 0.1.1b+git20170527.98255cb-3, 0.1.1b+git20170527.98255cb-4, 0.1.1b+git20170527.98255cb-4build1, 0.1.1b+git20170527.98255cb-5, 0.1.1b-11build1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-17583
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 02:05 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
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Complete source record
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