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Vulnerability

Cepheid GeneXpert Xpertise 7.1 ships Microsoft Edge older than 141.0.3537.71

MedDevice Cyber Staff · Mar 11 · 2 min read · Via Cepheid product security updates

Cepheid's March 11, 2026 Critical Vulnerability Notification covers the Microsoft Edge browser on GeneXpert Xpertise 7.1, used by Infinity customers. Edge builds before 141.0.3537.71 carry CVE-2025-11458, a heap buffer overflow in Sync, and CVE-2025-11460, a use after free in Storage. Both come from Microsoft's October 9, 2025 bulletin.

Cepheid says the flaws can corrupt memory when a user opens malicious web content. Sites can update from the Edge About page, download the stable build, or push it with their own deployment tools. A browser on an instrument workstation should have a short allow list of sites, and nobody should be reading mail on it.

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Remediation Desk

For ProvidersOperators, hospitals, and clinical engineering

Update Microsoft Edge on every GeneXpert Xpertise 7.1 system to 141.0.3537.71 or later to close CVE-2025-11458 and CVE-2025-11460, per Cepheid's March 11, 2026 notice. Use the Edge About page, a stable build download, or enterprise deployment tooling.

Update Edge. Bring Edge to 141.0.3537.71 or later on each Xpertise 7.1 workstation through About Microsoft Edge or deployment tooling.
Limit browsing. Restrict the workstation browser to the sites the lab workflow needs and block general web and mail use.
Keep it current. Enable Edge's automatic updates where the site's validation policy allows, so browser fixes do not wait for a vendor notice.

For Device ManufacturersAm I affected, and how to fix the class

Am I affected?

This class applies to devices with the signals and properties below. Check them against your product to gauge exposure. The named product rows list what the sources state about the affected product.

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Off-the-shelf software

Contributing

Named operating system

GeneXpert Xpertise

Off-the-shelf software

Fix the class in your product

The advisory is not for a bug you wrote; it is in a component you embed. As the maker, pin dependencies to fixed versions, generate an SBOM on every build including transitive components, and gate the pipeline on known-vulnerable components so an advisory maps to your products automatically.

Pin and inventory. Exact versions, and a CycloneDX or SPDX SBOM as a build artifact including transitive deps.
Gate on advisories. A CI scan fails a release carrying a component with a known advisory.
Own the field patch path. Know how you deliver a dependency or platform patch to fielded devices before you need it.

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Questions & Answers

What Edge version does Cepheid require on GeneXpert Xpertise 7.1?

Cepheid's March 11, 2026 notice tells Infinity customers to upgrade Microsoft Edge on GeneXpert Xpertise 7.1 to version 141.0.3537.71 or later.

What are CVE-2025-11458 and CVE-2025-11460 on Cepheid Infinity systems?

They are a heap buffer overflow in Sync and a use after free in Storage in Microsoft Edge before 141.0.3537.71. Cepheid says GeneXpert Xpertise 7.1 is affected until Edge is updated.

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