VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-6548
GE Communicator, all versions prior to 4.0.517, contains two backdoor accounts with hardcoded credentials, which may allow control over the database.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.28%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.28%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
GE Communicator, all versions prior to 4.0.517, contains two backdoor accounts with hardcoded credentials, which may allow control over the database. This service is inaccessible to attackers if Windows default firewall settings are used by the end user.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.28% probability · 68th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-798
- Affected
- ge/ge communicator
- Source
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
References
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-122-02Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-122-02Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.