Privilege escalation in Ge Proficy Cimplicitiy
CVE-2022-23921
Exploitation of this vulnerability may result in local privilege escalation and code execution. GE maintains exploitation of this vulnerability is only possible if the attacker has login access to a machine actively running CIMPLICITY, the CIMPLICITY server is not already running a project, and the server is licensed for multiple projects.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.002 (11.3th 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 Proficy_cimplicitiy
- General Electric Proficy Cimplicity — versions all
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-23921?
- CVE-2022-23921 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ge Proficy Cimplicitiy, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-02-25.
- How severe is CVE-2022-23921?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.