An unauthorized user could be able to read any file on the system, potentially exposing sensitive information.
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
An unauthorized user could be able to read any file on the system, potentially exposing sensitive information.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00561 46th 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
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-43494
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4gjw-7h8f-8ph2
References
More GE Proficy Historian vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-23111 Missing authentication in GE Proficy Historian CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-22878 An unauthorized user could possibly delete any file on the system. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2022-23061 An unauthorized user could alter or write files with full control over the path and content of the file. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-18092 Insufficiently protected credentials in GE Proficy Historian CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-43494 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-43494 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4gjw-7h8f-8ph2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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