ABL90 FLEX and ABL90 FLEX PLUS Analyzers: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
CVE-2025-14096 is a high-severity execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability in ABL90 FLEX and ABL90 FLEX PLUS Analyzers from Radiometer Medical Aps, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.4 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. Affected ABL90 FLEX and ABL90 FLEX PLUS Analyzers versions: Windows 7 Operating system; Windows XP Operating system. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Check which version of ABL90 FLEX and ABL90 FLEX PLUS Analyzers you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiometer Medical Aps | ABL90 FLEX and ABL90 FLEX PLUS Analyzers | Windows 7 Operating system; Windows XP Operating system | Not stated |
| Radiometer Medical Aps | AQT90 FLEX Analyzers | Windows 7 Operating system; Windows XP Operating system | Not stated |
| Radiometer Medical Aps | ABL800 BASIC and ABL800 FLEX analyzers | Windows 7 Operating system; Windows XP Operating system | Not stated |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- NoneNo account or login is needed.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA.
Official description
A vulnerability exists in multiple Radiometer products that allow an attacker with physical access to the analyzer possibility to extract credential information. The vulnerability is due to a weakness in the design and insufficient credential protection in operating system. Other related CVE's are CVE-2025-14095 & CVE-2025-14097. Affected customers have been informed about this vulnerability. This CVE is being published to provide transparency. Required Configuration for Exposure: Attacker requires physical access to the analyzer. Temporary work Around: Only authorized people can physically access the analyzer. Permanent solution: Local Radiometer representatives will contact all affected customers to discuss a permanent solution. Exploit Status: Researchers have provided a working proof-of-concept (PoC). Radiometer is not aware of any public exploit code at the time of this publication.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
The product performs an operation at a privilege level that is higher than the minimum level required, which creates new weaknesses or amplifies the consequences of other weaknesses.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Run your code using the lowest privileges that are required to accomplish the necessary tasks. If possible, create isolated accounts with limited privileges that are only used for a single task. That way, a successful attack will not immediately give the attacker access to the rest of the software or its environment. For example, database applications rarely need to run as the database administrator, especially in day-to-day operations.
- Identify the functionality that requires additional privileges, such as access to privileged operating system resources. Wrap and centralize this functionality if possible, and isolate the privileged code as much as possible from other code. Raise privileges as late as possible, and drop them as soon as possible to avoid CWE-271. Avoid weaknesses such as CWE-288 and CWE-420 by protecting all possible communication channels that could interact with the privileged code, such as a secondary socket that is only intended to be accessed by administrators.
- Identify the functionality that requires additional privileges, such as access to privileged operating system resources. Wrap and centralize this functionality if possible, and isolate the privileged code as much as possible from other code. Raise privileges as late as possible, and drop them as soon as possible to avoid CWE-271. Avoid weaknesses such as CWE-288 and CWE-420 by protecting all possible communication channels that could interact with the privileged code, such as a secondary socket that is only intended to be accessed by administrators.
More Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerabilities (CWE-250)
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Other references
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