CVE-2022-15173.2.1 EXECUTION WITH UNNECESSARY PRIVILEGES CWE-250
Updated under an hour ago ()
Does this affect you?
It affects Illumina NextSeq 550Dx and 7 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.78%, higher than 78% of scored CVEs.
Do this next
Free account, 1 product
LRM utilizes elevated privileges. An unauthenticated malicious actor can upload and execute code remotely at the operating system level, which can allow an attacker to change settings, configurations, software, or access sensitive data on the affected produc. An attacker could also exploit this vulnerability to access APIs not intended for general use and interact through the network.
- CVSS
- 10.0 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-250
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 1.78% (percentile 78)
- Assigned by
- icscert
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 12, 2026
Affected products
Illumina NextSeq 550Dx illumina:nextseq_550dx (from the name) | LRM Versions 1.3 to 3.1 | CNA record |
Illumina MiSeq Dx illumina:miseq_dx (from the name) | LRM Versions 1.3 to 3.1 | CNA record |
Illumina NextSeq 500 Instrument illumina:nextseq_500_instrument (from the name) | LRM Versions 1.3 to 3.1 | CNA record |
Illumina NextSeq 550 Instrument illumina:nextseq_550_instrument (from the name) | LRM Versions 1.3 to 3.1 | CNA record |
Illumina MiSeq Instrument illumina:miseq_instrument (from the name) | LRM Versions 1.3 to 3.1 | CNA record |
Illumina iSeq 100 Instrument illumina:iseq_100_instrument (from the name) | LRM Versions 1.3 to 3.1 | CNA record |
Illumina MiniSeq Instrument illumina:miniseq_instrument (from the name) | LRM Versions 1.3 to 3.1 | CNA record |
illumina local_run_manager illumina:local_run_manager | from 1.3 through 3.1 | NVD |
References
- https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-153-02x-refsource-misc, third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.