TI-2023-00566 Aliases CVE-2023-0598 GHSA-wr4f-qp59-pwr3

GE Digital Proficy Code Injection

MEDIUM 44CWE-94Published 2023-03-16 · Updated 2025-01-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
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-94.

Summary

GE Digital Proficy iFIX 2022, GE Digital Proficy iFIX v6.1, and GE Digital Proficy iFIX v6.5 are vulnerable to code injection, which may allow an attacker to insert malicious configuration files in the expected web server execution path and gain full control of the HMI software.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00571 47th 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 iFIX	2022 ; v6.1 ; v6.5	—	No fix listed	CNA

Proficy iFIX VendorGE Affected 2022 ; v6.1 ; v6.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ge:ifix:6.1:::::::*	6.1	Vulnerable	GE
cpe:2.3:a:ge:ifix:6.5:::::::*	6.5	Vulnerable	GE
cpe:2.3:a:ge:ifix:2022:::::::*	2022	Vulnerable	GE

cpe:2.3:a:ge:ifix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·GE
cpe:2.3:a:ge:ifix:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 Vulnerable ·GE
cpe:2.3:a:ge:ifix:2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2022 Vulnerable ·GE

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0598
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wr4f-qp59-pwr3

References

Advisory 1

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-073-03

Other 1

https://digitalsupport.ge.com/s/article/iFIX-Secure-Deployment-Guide?language=en_US

TI-2016-07633 Insufficiently protected credentials in GE Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX, Proficy HMI/SCADA… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
TI-2019-13272 Incorrect permission assignment in HMI/SCADA iFIX CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2019-13260 Incorrect permission assignment in HMI/SCADA iFIX CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2018-12756 Multiple instances of this vulnerability (Unsafe ActiveX Control Marked Safe For… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.8

Sources

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