CVE-2025-3222

Smallworld SWMFS Improper Authentication

Published: Nov 7, 2025Updated: Nov 12, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-287

NVD MITRE

9.8CVSSCRITICAL

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

I:HIntegrity

A:HAvailability

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Weaknesses

CWE-287

Affected Products

Smallworld GE Vernova

On-prem

ICS / OT / IoT / plc-scada-hmi

ge vernovacommercialUSICS / OT / IoTaka ge vernova

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

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References

https://www.gevernova.com/content/dam/cyber_security/global/en_US/pdfs/SecurityAdvisory_ImproperAuthentication_SWMFS.pdf

gevernova.com

Timeline

Published

Nov 7, 2025

Last Updated

Nov 12, 2025

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