What is CVE-2018-15362?

CVE-2018-15362 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ge Cimplicity, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2018-12-07.

How severe is CVE-2018-15362?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

XXE in Ge Cimplicity

CVE-2018-15362

XXE in GE Proficy Cimplicity GDS versions 9.0 R2, 9.5, 10.0

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2018-12-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.027 (85.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ge Cimplicity — versions 9.0_r2, 9.5, 10.0
Ge Proficy Cimplicity Gds — versions 9.0 R2, 9.5, 10.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-340-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/106133 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2018/12/07/klcert-18-025-ge… (Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-15362?: CVE-2018-15362 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ge Cimplicity, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2018-12-07.
How severe is CVE-2018-15362?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.