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CVE-2022-21798

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-21798 is a critical vulnerability affecting GE CIMPLICITY, where credentials are transmitted in cleartext across the network, making them susceptible to spoofing and unauthorized operational changes. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without user interaction, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog or having public exploit code, its high FAUCET Risk Score and mention in security media highlight its significant potential impact.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ge:cimplicity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.61%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
45.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0061 is in the 26th percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

cisa.gov / uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-053-02
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource