CVE-2019-18255 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting GE HMI/SCADA iFIX versions 6.1 and prior. A local, authenticated user can modify system-wide iFIX configurations via section objects, potentially leading to elevated privileges. This is a medium-severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5, requiring local access and low privileges, but without user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ge:ifix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.