CVE-2025-10937
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Publication date: 2025-10-23

Last updated on: 2025-10-27

Assigner: ICS-CERT

Description
Oxford Nanopore Technologies' MinKNOW software at or prior to version 24.11 creates a temporary file to store the local authentication token during startup, before copying it to its final location. This temporary file is created in a directory accessible to all users on the system. An unauthorized local user or process can exploit this behavior by placing a file lock on the temporary token file using the flock system call. This prevents MinKNOW from completing the token generation process. As a result, no valid local token is created, and the software is unable to execute commands on the sequencer. This leads to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition, blocking sequencing operations.
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Published
2025-10-23
Last Modified
2025-10-27
Generated
2026-06-16
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2025-10-23
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-10937
EUVD
EUVD-2025-35720
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oxford_nanopore_technologies mindknow *
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CWE-754 The product does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the product.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability occurs in Oxford Nanopore Technologies' MinKNOW software (version 24.11 or earlier), where a temporary file storing the local authentication token is created in a directory accessible to all users. An unauthorized local user or process can place a file lock on this temporary token file using the flock system call, preventing MinKNOW from completing the token generation. As a result, no valid local token is created, causing the software to be unable to execute commands on the sequencer and leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition that blocks sequencing operations.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on the MinKNOW software, which prevents it from executing commands on the sequencer. This means sequencing operations can be blocked, potentially disrupting workflows that depend on the sequencer's functionality.

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