CVE-2023-4487 (GCVE-0-2023-4487)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-09-05 22:55
Modified
2025-01-16 21:30
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Summary
GE CIMPLICITY 2023 is by a process control vulnerability, which could allow a local attacker to insert malicious configuration files in the expected web server execution path to escalate privileges and gain full control of the HMI software.
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GE Digital CIMPLICITY Version: 2023
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