CVE-2009-0216

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-02-13 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-255

Description

GE Fanuc iFIX 5.0 and earlier relies on client-side authentication involving a weakly encrypted local password file, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and start privileged server login sessions by recovering a password or by using a modified program module.

Affected products

Ge Fanuc Ifix: through 5.0; 2.0, 2.2, 2.5, 2.6, 2.21, 3.0 (+3)

References

http://support.gefanuc.com/support/index?page=kbchannel&id=S:KB13253&actp=search
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/310355
http://www.mcgrewsecurity.com/2009/02/10/ge-fanuc-releases-info-on-ifix-vulnerabilities-vu-310355/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33739
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48691
http://support.gefanuc.com/support/index?page=kbchannel&id=S:KB13253&actp=search
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/310355
http://www.mcgrewsecurity.com/2009/02/10/ge-fanuc-releases-info-on-ifix-vulnerabilities-vu-310355/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33739
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48691

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