# CVE-2024-55957: In Thermo Fisher Scientific Xcalibur before 4.7 SP1 and Thermo Foundation Instrument Control Software (ICSW) before 3.1 SP10, the driver pac

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-01-22 · Updated: 2025-03-14

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In Thermo Fisher Scientific Xcalibur before 4.7 SP1 and Thermo Foundation Instrument Control Software (ICSW) before 3.1 SP10, the driver packages have a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper access control permissions on Windows systems.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://thermofisher.com
- https://assets.thermofisher.com/TFS-Assets/CORP/Product-Guides/Thermo_Scientific_Xcalibur_and_Foundation.pdf

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