CVE-2024-35585
MinKNOW authentication bypass via trust of client source IP
Is CVE-2024-35585 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2024-35585 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2024-35585?
CVE-2024-35585 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.6. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2024-35585?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2024-35585. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2024-35585 affect?
CVE-2024-35585 affects Oxford Nanopore MinKNOW < 24.06, Nanopore devices (MinION, GridION, PromethION). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2024-35585?
Upgrade MinKNOW to 24.06+, restrict network access and firewall instrument interfaces
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Attackers can spoof client IP to bypass authentication, gain access/control of sequencing instruments, and exfiltrate or alter sequencing data.
Immediate action required
- affected< 24.06
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.