Thermo Fisher Scientific has patched a security vulnerability (CVE-2026-17583) in its Applied Biosystems human identification software that could allow attackers to alter DNA data files (.fsa and .hid) in ways that would be nearly undetectable by analysis software. The flaw could enable tampering with forensic and identification data if laboratory security controls are bypassed, posing significant
Thermo Fisher Scientific has patched a flaw in select Applied Biosystems human identification software that could allow data files to be altered before analysis software loads them. The vendor's July 31 security bulletin says nearly undetectable changes to .fsa and .hid outputs could occur if laboratory controls are circumvented. Thermo Fisher tracks the issue as CVE-2026-17583 and rates it
Originally published at thehackernews.com
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