Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-53963

An issue was discovered on Thermo Fisher Ion Torrent OneTouch 2 INS1005527 devices.

Published Dec 4, 2025 · catalog updated Dec 5, 2025 · An issue was discovered

Last checked Oct 28, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-53963. EPSS is 0.46%. Act only if a listed version of An issue was discovered is installed.

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  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (An issue was discovered).
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  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.46%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor n/a n/a n/a

An issue was discovered on Thermo Fisher Ion Torrent OneTouch 2 INS1005527 devices. They run an SSH server accessible over the default port 22. The root account has a weak default password of ionadmin, and a password change policy for the root account is not enforced. Thus, an attacker with network connectivity can achieve root code execution. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

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How to fix CVE-2025-53963

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-53963. EPSS is 0.46%. Act only if a listed version of An issue was discovered is installed.

Which versions are affected?

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What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.46%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 4, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    An issue was discovered on Thermo Fisher Ion Torrent OneTouch 2 INS1005527 devices. They run an SSH server accessible over the default port 22. The root account has a weak default password of ionadmin, and a password change policy for the root account is not enforced. Thus, an attacker with network connectivity can achieve root code execution. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that ar

  2. Dec 5, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    An issue was discovered on Thermo Fisher Ion Torrent OneTouch 2 INS1005527 devices. They run an SSH server accessible over the default port 22. The root account has a weak default password of ionadmin, and a password change policy for the root account is not enforced. Thus, an attacker with network connectivity can achieve root code execution. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that ar

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-53963

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-53963

    30-day exploitation probability 0.46%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-201181

    An issue was discovered on Thermo Fisher Ion Torrent OneTouch 2 INS1005527 devices. They run an SSH server accessible over the default port 22. The root account has a weak default password of ionadmin, and a password change policy for the root account is not enforced. Thus, an at

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 28, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 28, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 28, 2026
  • EUVDOct 27, 2026