CVE-2014-2355 (GCVE-0-2014-2355)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2015-01-17 02:00
Modified
2025-10-03 17:01
Severity ?
CWE
Summary
The (1) CimView and (2) CimEdit components in GE Proficy HMI/SCADA-CIMPLICITY 8.2 and earlier allow remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted CIMPLICITY screen (aka .CIM) file.
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