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.

Published 2022-02-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 48.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Ge Cimplicity
General Electric Proficy Cimplicity — versions all

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-053-02 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

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.