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TI-2016-07633 Aliases CVE-2016-9360GHSA-m2cq-36cr-qccv

Insufficiently protected credentials in GE Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX, Proficy HMI/SCADA…

Priority LOW 30CWE-522Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · Low · Low
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.

Summary

An issue was discovered in General Electric (GE) Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX Version 5.8 SIM 13 and prior versions, Proficy HMI/SCADA CIMPLICITY Version 9.0 and prior versions, and Proficy Historian Version 6.0 and prior versions. An attacker may be able to retrieve user passwords if he or she has access to an authenticated session.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00369 30th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—GE Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX, Proficy HMI/SCADA CIMPLICITY, and Proficy HistorianGE Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX, Proficy HMI/SCADA CIMPLICITY, and Proficy Historian—No fix listedCNA
  • GE Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX, Proficy HMI/SCADA CIMPLICITY, and Proficy Historian Vendor— Affected GE Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX, Proficy HMI/SCADA CIMPLICITY, and Proficy Historian Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 9.0VulnerableGE
cpe:2.3:a:ge:historian:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 6.0VulnerableGE
cpe:2.3:a:ge:ifix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.8VulnerableGE
  • cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 9.0 Vulnerable ·GE
  • cpe:2.3:a:ge:historian:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.0 Vulnerable ·GE
  • cpe:2.3:a:ge:ifix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.8 Vulnerable ·GE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9360
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m2cq-36cr-qccv

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-06170 ICSA-22-053-02 GE Proficy CIMPLICITY-Cleartext CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-10924 XXE in GE Proficy Cimplicity GDS versions 9.0 R2, 9.5, 10.0 CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2023-03234 GE Digital CIMPLICITY Heap-based Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-02853 GE CIMPLICITY Out-of-bounds Write CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-02845 GE CIMPLICITY Access of Uninitialized Pointer CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-02729 GE CIMPLICITY Access of Uninitialized Pointer CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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