rmo Fisher Applied Biosystems 3500 data authenticity

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in rmo Fisher Applied Biosystems 3500, 3500xL Data Collection Software, Applied Biosystems 3730, 3730xL Data Collection Software, Applied Biosystems SeqStudio Genetic Analyzer Data Collection Software, Applied Biosystems SeqStudio Flex Instrument Software, Applied Biosystems GeneMapper ID-X Software, Applied Biosystems 3130 Data Collection Software, ABI PRISM 3100, 3100-Avant Data Collection Software and ABI PRISM 310 Data Collection Software. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to data authenticity. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-17583. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in rmo Fisher Applied Biosystems 3500, 3500xL Data Collection Software, Applied Biosystems 3730, 3730xL Data Collection Software, Applied Biosystems SeqStudio Genetic Analyzer Data Collection Software, Applied Biosystems SeqStudio Flex Instrument Software, Applied Biosystems GeneMapper ID-X Software, Applied Biosystems 3130 Data Collection Software, ABI PRISM 3100, 3100-Avant Data Collection Software and ABI PRISM 310 Data Collection Software and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a data authenticity vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-345. The product does not sufficiently verify the origin or authenticity of data, in a way that causes it to accept invalid data. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at documents.thermofisher.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-17583 since 07/27/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/05/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• rmo Fisher

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• 3100-Avant Data Collection Software
• 3500xL Data Collection Software
• 3730xL Data Collection Software
• ABI PRISM 310 Data Collection Software
• ABI PRISM 3100
• Applied Biosystems 3130 Data Collection Software
• Applied Biosystems 3500
• Applied Biosystems 3730
• Applied Biosystems GeneMapper ID-X Software
• Applied Biosystems SeqStudio Flex Instrument Software
• Applied Biosystems SeqStudio Genetic Analyzer Data Collection Software

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