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Plain-English summary
This issue affects GE Proficy HMI/SCADA-CIMPLICITY 8.2 and earlier. A malicious CIMPLICITY screen file could let an attacker who can get a user to open it gain privileges in CimView or CimEdit. The supplied sources do not show active exploitation or a named patch.
Executive priority
Prioritize review where CIMPLICITY supports production operations. The business risk is privilege gain on HMI/SCADA workstations, but urgency is reduced by local/authenticated conditions and no cited active exploitation.
Technical view
CVE-2014-2355 is a CWE-119 vulnerability in CimView and CimEdit. The CVSS v2 vector is AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C, indicating local, authenticated interaction with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact after successful exploitation through a crafted .CIM file.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in industrial environments still running GE Proficy HMI/SCADA-CIMPLICITY 8.2 or earlier, especially where operators or engineers open externally supplied or shared .CIM screen files.
Exploitation context
The source bundle says exploitation requires a crafted CIMPLICITY screen file. It does not identify public exploitation, internet-scale scanning, or inclusion in CISA KEV. Treat active exploitation as unconfirmed.
Researcher notes
The affected-version data in the bundle is sparse and internally inconsistent: the description says 8.2 and earlier, while the affected entry lists version 0 with defaultStatus unaffected. Use vendor/CISA advisory details to resolve asset matching.
Mitigation direction
- Identify CIMPLICITY deployments and versions before prioritizing remediation.
- Check GE and CISA advisory guidance for approved updates or mitigations.
- Limit opening of untrusted .CIM files in CimView and CimEdit.
- Restrict file transfer paths into engineering and operator workstations.
- Apply compensating access controls where affected versions remain operational.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether CIMPLICITY 8.2 or earlier is installed.
- Verify whether CimView or CimEdit is used on reachable workstations.
- Review processes for receiving, sharing, or importing .CIM files.
- Check for unexpected or externally sourced .CIM files on engineering systems.
- Document any vendor guidance applied to each affected asset.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.6 (2.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C2.710Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 2.0 score
6.6MediumVector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-14-289-02CVE reference
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-289-02CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
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Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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