Security readout for executives and security teams
This flaw can let an unauthenticated remote attacker crash or exhaust resources on certain GE Multilink switches. For operational environments, the business risk is availability loss: affected switches may reboot or stop handling traffic, disrupting networks that support industrial or site operations. Exposure is most relevant where affected GE Multilink switches remain deployed and reachable from untrusted or poorly segmented networks. The source bundle does not identify internet exposure levels or current installed base. Handle as a moderate OT availability risk. It is not described as data theft or system takeover, but outage impact can be material if vulnerable switches support critical connectivity. Mitigation focus: Review the CISA and GE advisories for approved firmware or vendor mitigation guidance.; Inventory affected GE Multilink switch models across OT and site networks.; Reduce untrusted network reachability to affected switches where operationally feasible..
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5 (2.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P102.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
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5MediumVector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-15-013-04aCVE reference
- https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2015/icsa-15-013-04a.jsonCVE reference
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-013-04CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
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