General Electric iNET/iNET II up to 8.2.x inadequate encryption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in General Electric iNET and iNET II up to 8.2.x. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in inadequate encryption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-24116. The attacker must have access to the local network to execute the attack. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in General Electric iNET and iNET II up to 8.2.x. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a inadequate encryption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-326. The product stores or transmits sensitive data using an encryption scheme that is theoretically sound, but is not strong enough for the level of protection required. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Certain General Electric Renewable Energy products have inadequate encryption strength. This affects iNET and iNET II before 8.3.0.

The weakness was disclosed 12/26/2022 as icsa-22-090-06. The advisory is shared for download at cisa.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-24116 since 01/28/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1600.

Upgrading to version 8.3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-29028). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Inadequate encryption
CWE: CWE-326 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: iNET/iNET II 8.3.0

Timelineinfo

01/28/2022 🔍
12/26/2022 +332 days 🔍
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05/02/2026 +1222 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: icsa-22-090-06
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-24116 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-24116
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-216792
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/26/2022 08:07
Updated: 05/02/2026 00:01
Changes: 12/26/2022 08:07 (40), 01/24/2023 13:18 (11), 04/12/2025 06:49 (16), 05/02/2026 00:01 (1)
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