CVE-2022-21798 HIGH

CVE-2022-21798: ICSA-22-053-02 GE Proficy CIMPLICITY-Cleartext

Vendor General Electric
Product Proficy CIMPLICITY
Weakness CWE-319 · Cleartext transmission
Published February 25, 2022
Last update April 16, 2025
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CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 25, 2022 CVE published
April 16, 2025 Record updated