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Publication date: 2025-11-07

Last updated on: 2025-11-12

Assigner: General Electric (Gas Power)

Description

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.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-11-07

Last Modified

2025-11-12

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-11-07

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-3222

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
ge	vernova_smallworld	5.3.5
ge	vernova_smallworld	5.3.3
ge	vernova_smallworld	5.3.4

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-287	When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an Improper Authentication issue in GE Vernova Smallworld software on Windows and Linux platforms. It allows attackers to abuse the authentication process, potentially bypassing normal authentication controls. It affects Smallworld versions 5.3.3 and earlier on Linux, and 5.3.4 and earlier on Windows.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can allow unauthorized users to gain access to the affected system by bypassing authentication mechanisms. This can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data, system manipulation, or further exploitation within the environment.

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