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GHSA-V6XG-WR2P-XRJ3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-26 18:31 – Updated: 2026-06-05 00:31

Details

Eppendorf BioFlo 320 is vulnerable to due to VNC server using a hard-coded password. If a remote attacker knows the network address of any BioFlo 320 model with remote access enabled, they can gain full control of the user interface by using this password. Once connected, the attacker would have full access to all control panel features for the BioFlo 320. VNC traffic is not encrypted.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

9.3 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVE-2026-7251 (GCVE-0-2026-7251)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-26 17:06 – Updated: 2026-06-04 21:10

Title

Eppendorf BioFlo 320 Use of hard-coded password

Summary

Eppendorf BioFlo 320 is vulnerable due to VNC server using a hard-coded password. If a remote attacker knows the network address of any BioFlo 320 model with remote access enabled, they can gain full control of the user interface by using this password. Once connected, the attacker would have full access to all control panel features for the BioFlo 320. VNC traffic is not encrypted.

Severity

9.3 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-05-26 18:32 UTC

CWE

CWE-259 - Use of hard-coded password

Assigner

icscert CNA under the icscert root

CNA scorecard B 75/100 over 342 records in the last 180 days details

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://www.eppendorf.com/software-downloads
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advi…
https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Eppendorf	BioFlo 320	Affected: All (custom)

Date Public

2026-05-26 17:00

Credits

BIO-ISAC reported this vulnerability to CISA.

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