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Security incident · CVE-2025-54808

Oxford Nanopore Technologies' MinKNOW software at or prior to version 24.11 stores authentication tokens in a file located in the system's temporary directory (/tmp) on the host ma

Published Oct 23, 2025 · catalog updated Jun 4, 2026 · Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinKNOW

Last checked Oct 30, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-54808. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinKNOW is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.16%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinKNOW 0 <24.11

Oxford Nanopore Technologies' MinKNOW software at or prior to version 24.11 stores authentication tokens in a file located in the system's temporary directory (/tmp) on the host machine. This directory is typically world-readable, allowing any local user or application to access the token. If the token is leaked (e.g., via malware infection or other local exploit), and remote access is enabled, it can be used to establish unauthorized remote connections to the sequencer. Remote access must be enabled for remote exploitation to succeed. This may occur either because the user has enabled remote

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  • vendor Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinKNOW 0 <24.110 <24.11

How to fix CVE-2025-54808

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-2025-54808. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinKNOW is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinKNOW 0 <24.11 0 <24.11. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.16%. 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. Oct 23, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Oxford Nanopore Technologies' MinKNOW software at or prior to version 24.11 stores authentication tokens in a file located in the system's temporary directory (/tmp) on the host machine. This directory is typically world-readable, allowing any local user or application to access the token. If the token is leaked (e.g., via malware infection or other local exploit), and remote access is enabled, it

  2. Jun 4, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    Oxford Nanopore Technologies' MinKNOW software at or prior to version 24.11 stores authentication tokens in a file located in the system's temporary directory (/tmp) on the host machine. This directory is typically world-readable, allowing any local user or application to access the token. If the token is leaked (e.g., via malware infection or other local exploit), and remote access is enabled, it

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-54808

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-54808

    30-day exploitation probability 0.16%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-35731

    Oxford Nanopore Technologies' MinKNOW software at or prior to version 24.11 stores authentication tokens in a file located in the system's temporary directory (/tmp) on the host machine. This directory is typically world-readable, allowing any local user or application to access

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 30, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 30, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 24, 2026
  • EUVDOct 23, 2026