TI-2022-07897 Aliases CVE-2022-23921 GHSA-wx7q-6qjx-xwx8

ICSA-22-053-01 GE Proficy CIMPLICITY-IPM

LOW 35CWE-269Published 2022-02-25 · Updated 2025-04-16

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00209 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
GE	Proficy CIMPLICITY	all – 11.1	—	No fix listed	CNA

Proficy CIMPLICITY VendorGE Affected all – 11.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ge:proficy_cimplicitiy::::::::	up to 11.1	Vulnerable	GE

cpe:2.3:a:ge:proficy_cimplicitiy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 11.1 Vulnerable ·GE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-23921
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wx7q-6qjx-xwx8

References

Advisory 1

https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-053-01

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences