What is CVE-2019-6548?

CVE-2019-6548 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ge Communicator, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-05-09.

How severe is CVE-2019-6548?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ge Communicator

CVE-2019-6548

GE Communicator, all versions prior to 4.0.517, contains two backdoor accounts with hardcoded credentials, which may allow control over the database. This service is inaccessible to attackers if Windows default firewall settings are used by the end user.

Published 2019-05-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (68.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ge Communicator
Ge Communicator — versions All versions prior to 4.0.517

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-122-02 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-6548?: CVE-2019-6548 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ge Communicator, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-05-09.
How severe is CVE-2019-6548?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.