Integer overflow in CimWebServer.exe in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy HMI/SCADA…
Priority LOW 22CWE-189Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Integer overflow in CimWebServer.exe in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy HMI/SCADA - CIMPLICITY 4.01 through 8.0, and Proficy Process Systems with CIMPLICITY, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a malformed HTTP request.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01151 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi\/scada_cimplicity:4.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.01 | Vulnerable | GE |
| cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi\/scada_cimplicity:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.5 | Vulnerable | GE |
| cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi\/scada_cimplicity:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | GE |
| cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_process_systems_with_cimplicity:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | GE |
| cpe:2.3:h:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_process_systems:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | GE |
- cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi\/scada_cimplicity:4.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.01 Vulnerable ·GE
- cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi\/scada_cimplicity:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.5 Vulnerable ·GE
- cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_hmi\/scada_cimplicity:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·GE
- cpe:2.3:a:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_process_systems_with_cimplicity:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·GE
- cpe:2.3:h:ge:intelligent_platforms_proficy_process_systems:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·GE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4689
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xv32-q7h7-g7hp
References
More GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Hmi/scada Cimplicity vulnerabilities
- TI-2014-00699 GE Proficy HMI/SCADA Path Traversal CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2013-02433 Multiple buffer overflows in CimWebServer.exe in the WebView component in GE Intelligent… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2013-00547 CimWebServer in GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy HMI/SCADA - CIMPLICITY 4.01 through 8.0… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2014-00700 GE Proficy HMI/SCADA Path Traversal CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2013-00546 Directory traversal vulnerability in substitute.bcl in the WebView CimWeb subsystem in GE… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2013-02456 The (1) Catapult DNP3 I/O driver before 7.2.0.60 and the (2) GE Intelligent Platforms… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2012-4689 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-4689 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xv32-q7h7-g7hp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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