CVE-2023-1966

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.92% · top 40% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.4.

Weakness

• CWE-250 Execution with Unnecessary Privileges (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-250 and its CVEs
• CWE-269 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-269 and its CVEs

Affected products

• Illumina · iScan Control Software

  • affected 4.0.0
  • affected 4.0.5

• Illumina · MiniSeq Control Software

  • affected 2.0

• Illumina · iSeq 100

  • affected All versions

• Illumina · MiSeq Control Software

  • affected 4.0 (RUO Mode)

• Illumina · MiSeqDx Operating Software

  • affected 4.0.1

• Illumina · NextSeq 500/550 Control Software

  • affected 4.0

• Illumina · NextSeq 550Dx Control Software

  • affected 4.0 (RUO Mode)

• Illumina · NextSeq 550Dx Operating Software

  • affected 1.0.0 – ≤ 1.3.1
  • affected 1.3.3

• Illumina · NextSeq 1000/2000 Control Software

  • affected ≤ 1.4.1

• Illumina · NovaSeq 6000 Control Software

  • affected ≤ 1.7

• Illumina · NovaSeq Control Software

  • affected 1.8

What to do

Workaround: Illumina recommends using the UCS Vulnerability Instructions Guide https://support.illumina.com/downloads/illumina-universal-copy-service-1-0.html  based on the user’s specific system configuration to mitigate the vulnerabilities. Illumina recommends users read the instructions before downloading any software.

References (2)

• https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-23-117-01 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
• https://support.illumina.com/downloads/illumina-universal-copy-service-1-0.html (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 16 Jan 2025, 21:35 UTC.