"CISA Issues Vulnerability Advisory For Select Dominion Voting Equipment, Urges Updates"
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently put out an advisory stating that vulnerabilities within some Dominion voting machines used in roughly a dozen states should be mitigated “as soon as possible.” The technical flaws were found within the Dominion Voting Systems Democracy Suite ImageCast X, an in-person voting system that allows voters to mark their ballots. CISA has no evidence that these vulnerabilities have been exploited in any elections. CISA noted that adversaries looking to exploit the identified vulnerabilities would require physical access to individual ImageCast X devices, access to the Election Management System (EMS), or the ability to modify files before they are uploaded to the devices. CISA recommended a few mitigations such as ensuring software and firmware updates are made, physical protection of machines at all times, and ensuring that the machines are not connected to any external internet networks. A spokesperson from Dominion stated that its machines “are accurate and secure” and that “the issues raised in the advisory are limited to ballot marking devices, not vote tabulators.”