CRITICAL
CVE-2022-24116
CWE-326Published: December 26, 2022· Updated: Jun 17, 2026
9.8
CVSS v3.1
Official Description
Certain General Electric Renewable Energy products have inadequate encryption strength. This affects iNET and iNET II before 8.3.0.
Technical Analysis
CVE-2022-24116 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.
The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.
A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.
CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Vendors & Products
ge16 product(s)
inet 900 firmwareinet 900inet ii 900 firmwareinet ii 900sd1 firmwaresd1sd2 firmwaresd2sd4 firmwaresd4sd9 firmwaresd9+4
Source: NVD CPE · 16 total CPE entries
Exploit & PoC Resources
NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories
All References (2)
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https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-090-06Patch · Third Party Advisory · US Government Resource
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https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsa-22-090-06Patch · Third Party Advisory · US Government Resource
Quick Facts
CVE IDCVE-2022-24116
CVSS Score9.8 / 10
SeverityCRITICAL
WeaknessCWE-326
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedDec 26, 2022
Related CVEs (CWE-326)
Recommended Actions
- →Apply vendor patches immediately
- →Monitor CVE-2022-24116 in threat intel feeds
- →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.