Summary
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to disrupt sequencing operations and processes, exfiltrate and manipulate data, and bypass authentication controls.
Vulnerabilities 3
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High 8.6
Oxford Nanopore MinKNOW before 24.06 relies on a client's source IP address for authentication.
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High 7.8
Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinKNOW Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Oxford Nanopore Technologies' MinKNOW software at or prior to version 24.11 stores authentication tokens in a file located in the system's temporary directory (/tmp) on the host machine. This directory is typically world-readable, allowing any local user or a…
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Medium 5.5
Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinKNOW Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
Oxford Nanopore Technologies' MinKNOW software at or prior to version 24.11 creates a temporary file to store the local authentication token during startup, before copying it to its final location. This temporary file is created in a directory accessible to a…
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References
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ICSA Advisory ICSMA-25-294-01 - Web Version
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-25-294-01
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Cybersecurity_Best_Practices_for_Industrial_Control_Systems.pdf
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/sites/default/files/publications/emailscams0905.pdf
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/tips/ST04-014
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-alerts/ics-alert-10-301-01
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/targeted-cyber-intrusion-detection-and-mitigation-strategies-update-b
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/secure-our-world/teach-employees-avoid-phishing
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/avoiding-social-engineering-and-phishing-attacks