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DNA Test Software Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Alter Analysis Data
Thermo Fisher Scientific has disclosed a high-severity security flaw affecting several of its Applied Biosystems Human Identification (HID) software products, warning that attackers could make nearly undetectable modifications to forensic DNA analysis files before they are processed. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-17583, carries a CVSS v4.0 score of 8.2 and was published on July 31, […] The post DNA Test Software Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Alter Analysis Data appeared first on Cyber Security News.
Thermo Fisher Scientific has disclosed a high-severity security flaw affecting several of its Applied Biosystems Human Identification (HID) software products, warning that attackers could make nearly undetectable modifications to forensic DNA analysis files before they are processed. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-17583, carries a CVSS v4.0 score of 8.2 and…
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