CVE-2014-2355 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2014-2355

GE Proficy HMI/SCADA CIMPLICITY CimView

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Said Arfi

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Proficy HMI/SCADA–CIMPLICITY
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: January 17th, 2015
Last Modified: October 3rd, 2025
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
Execution
T1055 Process Injection
Defense Evasion
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control