Four vulnerabilities were discovered in EPICS Base, control systems used in particle accelerators and fusion labs, by Cipher, an autonomous security research system.
The vulnerability or weakness
| CVE | CVSS | Severity | In CISA KEV | KEV due date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-114595 | 9.3 | CRITICAL | No | - |
| CVE-2026-114596 | 8.8 | HIGH | No | - |
| CVE-2026-114597 | 8.7 | HIGH | No | - |
| CVE-2026-114598 | 8.7 | HIGH | No | - |
CVE data: NVD (nvd.nist.gov) and the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Earlier attacks and coverage
No earlier related attack in our archive yet.
Business impact
These vulnerabilities could disrupt costly experiments, leading to lost monitoring data and expensive shutdowns of critical research equipment.
Industries affected
Particle accelerators, fusion labs, and other scientific research facilities are affected.
Users affected
Users of EPICS Base, particularly those at the Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory and ITER’s fusion reactor control system, are at risk.
