An issue was discovered in the Thermo Fisher Torrent Suite Django application 5.18.1.
Priority LOW 35CWE-290Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-290.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the Thermo Fisher Torrent Suite Django application 5.18.1. One of the middlewares included in this application, LocalhostAuthMiddleware, authenticates users as ionadmin if the REMOTE_ADDR property in request.META is set to 127.0.0.1, to 127.0.1.1, or to ::1. Any user with local access to the server may bypass authentication.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00163 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:thermofisher:torrent_suite_software:5.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.18.1 | Vulnerable | Thermo Fisher |
- cpe:2.3:a:thermofisher:torrent_suite_software:5.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.18.1 Vulnerable ·Thermo Fisher
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-54305
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rxh6-pq89-vv2f
References
Other 2
- https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/life-science/sequencing/next-generation-sequencing/ion-torrent-next-generation-sequencing-workflow/ion-torrent-next-generation-sequencing-data-analysis-workflow/ion-torrent-suite-software.html
- https://assets.thermofisher.com/TFS-Assets/LSG/manuals/MAN0026163-Torrent-Suite-5.18-UG.pdf
More Thermo Fisher Torrent Suite Software vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-34131 The Thermo Fisher Torrent Suite Django application 5.18.1 has weak default credentials… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-34135 An issue was discovered in the Thermo Fisher Torrent Suite Django application 5.18.1. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-34134 An issue was discovered in the Thermo Fisher Torrent Suite Django application 5.18.1. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2025-54305 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-54305 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rxh6-pq89-vv2f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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