What is CVE-2022-43976?

CVE-2022-43976 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ge Ms 3000, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-01-17.

How severe is CVE-2022-43976?

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

Auth bypass in Ge Ms 3000

CVE-2022-43976

An issue was discovered in FC46-WebBridge on GE Grid Solutions MS3000 devices before 3.7.6.25p0_3.2.2.17p0_4.7p0. Direct access to the API is possible on TCP port 8888 via programs located in the cgi-bin folder without any authentication.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2023-01-17 · 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: 0.007 (51.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2022/bsi-2022-0005.json (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43976?: CVE-2022-43976 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ge Ms 3000, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-01-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-43976?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.