CVE-2022-1518 is a critical directory traversal vulnerability affecting Illumina's Local Run Manager (LRM) and several associated genetic analysis devices, including iSeq 100, MiniSeq, MiSeq, and NextSeq platforms. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload files outside the intended directory structure over the network with low complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, including a CISA warning, indicating high awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.3, <= 3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:illumina:local_run_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.