CVE-2025-3222 (GCVE-0-2025-3222)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-11-07 16:28 – Updated: 2025-11-13 17:16
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Summary
Improper Authentication vulnerability in GE Vernova Smallworld on Windows, Linux allows Authentication Abuse.This issue affects Smallworld: 5.3.3 and prior versions for Linux, and 5.3.4. and prior versions for Windows.
Severity ?
9.3 (Critical)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
GE Vernova Smallworld Affected: 5.3.3 (Linux)
Affected: 5.3.4 (Windows)
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Credits
Théo GOBINET Azaël MARTIN
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