CVE-2023-3463

Code execution via malformed document processing

Published Jul 19, 2023 · Updated Oct 21, 2024

Memory corruption in GE Digital CIMPLICITY before 2023 allows local users to execute code by opening a malicious document. The document-processing path fails to validate file contents before memory operations; GE has not identified the affected parser or file format. Exploitation requires an authenticated local user to obtain and open an untrusted document, and successful execution runs code in that user's context.

CVSS severity6.6
Medium
EPSS probability0.38%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Memory corruption in GE Digital CIMPLICITY before 2023 allows local users to execute code by opening a malicious document. The document-processing path fails to validate file contents before memory operations; GE has not identified the affected parser or file format. Exploitation requires an authenticated local user to obtain and open an untrusted document, and successful execution runs code in that user's context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-3463
Published
Jul 19, 2023
Updated
Oct 21, 2024
Vendor
GE Digital
Product
CIMPLICITY
Classifications
CWE-122, CWE-787, T1204.002, T1203
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 19, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 21, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=All

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

GE Digital · CIMPLICITYversion=All

Published CVSS scores

6.6ICS-CERTCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
9.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
T1204.002Malicious File
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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