What is CVE-2022-21798?

CVE-2022-21798 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ge Cimplicity, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-02-25.

How severe is CVE-2022-21798?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ge Cimplicity

CVE-2022-21798

The affected product is vulnerable due to cleartext transmission of credentials seen in the CIMPLICITY network, which can be easily spoofed and used to log in to make operational changes to the system.

EPSS: 0.006 (45.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ge Cimplicity
General Electric Proficy Cimplicity — versions all

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-21798?: CVE-2022-21798 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ge Cimplicity, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-02-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-21798?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.