Is CVE-2026-17583 being exploited?

No public exploit is currently tracked.

How severe is CVE-2026-17583?

CVE-2026-17583 has a CVSS v3 severity of HIGH (8.4).

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CVE-2026-17583

Description

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.