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01 Record

CVE-2021-44477

GE Gas Power ToolBoxST Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: icscert
CNA base score7.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

02 Description

GE Gas Power ToolBoxST Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
SSVC decision
  • ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
  • AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
  • Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
1.09% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 65.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2022-03-25 18:02Z4 YR AGO
Last updated
2025-04-16 16:38Z1 YR AGO
Reserved
2021-12-03
Assigning CNA
icscert
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.5)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
  • CWE-611Improper Restriction of XML External Entity ReferenceBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
2cefcfa53b8d635484800d7b1af1103008ba6c611fa15cd9afc02656ee02c1a0

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
GE Gas PowerToolBoxST< 07.09.07C—

06 References

07 Remediation

GE addressed CVE-2021-44477 in ToolBoxST OS Version 07.09.07C and above by disabling the use of DTD’s, which are not necessary for ToolBoxST functionality. GE upgraded the Ionic library in ToolBoxST Version 7.8.0 to resolve CVE-2018-16202 Users should ensure they follow the password protection and network segmentation guidance laid out in GEH-6839 Secure Deployment Guide. Additionally, the use of SDI Secure Mode offers considerable protection against this attack as the threat actor must be able to perform a download to the controller over SDI. Secure Mode validates authenticity and protects against spoofing of SDI commands.