CVE-2022-1517 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2022-1517

3.2.1 EXECUTION WITH UNNECESSARY PRIVILEGES CWE-250

Vulnerability Description

LRM utilizes elevated privileges. An unauthenticated malicious actor can upload and execute code remotely at the operating system level, which can allow an attacker to change settings, configurations, software, or access sensitive data on the affected produc. An attacker could also exploit this vulnerability to access APIs not intended for general use and interact through the network.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

NextSeq 550Dx, MiSeq Dx, NextSeq 500 Instrument, NextSeq 550 Instrument, MiSeq Instrument, iSeq 100 Instrument, MiniSeq Instrument
Vulnerable Versions:
LRM Versions 1.3 to 3.1

Timeline

Official Publish: June 24th, 2022
Last Modified: April 16th, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-250

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
Defense Evasion
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1574 Hijack Execution Flow
Privilege Escalation
T1485 Data Destruction
Impact