{"id":"CVE-2017-7905","aliases":["EUVD-2017-16876","GHSA-j9fv-w27p-6g89"],"status":"published","title":"A Weak Cryptography for Passwords issue was discovered in General Electric (GE) Multilin SR 750...","description":"A Weak Cryptography for Passwords issue was discovered in General Electric (GE) Multilin SR 750 Feeder Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 7.47; SR 760 Feeder Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 7.47; SR 469 Motor Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 5.23; SR 489 Generator Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 4.06; SR 745 Transformer Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 5.23; SR 369 Motor Protection Relay, all firmware versions; Multilin Universal Relay, firmware Version 6.0 and prior versions; and Multilin URplus (D90, C90, B95), all versions. Ciphertext versions of user passwords were created with a non-random initialization vector leaving them susceptible to dictionary attacks. Ciphertext of user passwords can be obtained from the front LCD panel of affected products and through issued Modbus commands.","severity":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-08","score":0.01281,"percentile":0.70231,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-261","CWE-326","CWE-330","CWE-522"],"published":"2017-06-30T02:35:00Z","modified":"2026-06-17T01:25:26Z","products":[{"vendor":"ge","product":"multilin_sr_369_motor_protection_relay_firmware"},{"vendor":"ge","product":"multilin_sr_469_motor_protection_relay_firmware"},{"vendor":"ge","product":"multilin_sr_489_generator_protection_relay_firmware"},{"vendor":"ge","product":"multilin_sr_745_transformer_protection_relay_firmware"},{"vendor":"ge","product":"multilin_sr_750_feeder_protection_relay_firmware"},{"vendor":"ge","product":"multilin_sr_760_feeder_protection_relay_firmware"},{"vendor":"ge","product":"multilin_universal_relay_firmware"},{"vendor":"ge","product":"multilin_urplus_b95_firmware"},{"vendor":"ge","product":"multilin_urplus_c90_firmware"},{"vendor":"ge","product":"multilin_urplus_d90_firmware"}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98063","tags":["vdb-entry","x_refsource_BID","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"]},{"url":"https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-117-01A","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7905"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j9fv-w27p-6g89"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2017-7905","description":"A Weak Cryptography for Passwords issue was discovered in General Electric (GE) Multilin SR 750 Feeder Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 7.47; SR 760 Feeder Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 7.47; SR 469 Motor Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 5.23; SR 489 Generator Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 4.06; SR 745 Transformer Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 5.23; SR 369 Motor Protection Relay, all firmware versions; Multilin Universal Relay, firmware Version 6.0 and prior versions; and Multilin URplus (D90, C90, B95), all versions. Ciphertext versions of user passwords were created with a non-random initialization vector leaving them susceptible to dictionary attacks. Ciphertext of user passwords can be obtained from the front LCD panel of affected products and through issued Modbus commands.","status":"published","published":"2017-06-30T02:35:00Z","modified":"2024-08-05T16:19:29.324Z","cwes":["CWE-261"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:33:20.843976Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2017-16876","description":"A Weak Cryptography for Passwords issue was discovered in General Electric (GE) Multilin SR 750 Feeder Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 7.47; SR 760 Feeder Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 7.47; SR 469 Motor Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 5.23; SR 489 Generator Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 4.06; SR 745 Transformer Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 5.23; SR 369 Motor Protection Relay, all firmware versions; Multilin Universal Relay, firmware Version 6.0 and prior versions; and Multilin URplus (D90, C90, B95), all versions. Ciphertext versions of user passwords were created with a non-random initialization vector leaving them susceptible to dictionary attacks. Ciphertext of user passwords can be obtained from the front LCD panel of affected products and through issued Modbus commands.","status":"published","published":"2017-06-30T02:35:00Z","modified":"2024-08-05T16:19:29Z","updated_at":"2026-11-03T02:39:06.470138Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-j9fv-w27p-6g89","title":"A Weak Cryptography for Passwords issue was discovered in General Electric (GE) Multilin SR 750...","description":"A Weak Cryptography for Passwords issue was discovered in General Electric (GE) Multilin SR 750 Feeder Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 7.47; SR 760 Feeder Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 7.47; SR 469 Motor Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 5.23; SR 489 Generator Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 4.06; SR 745 Transformer Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 5.23; SR 369 Motor Protection Relay, all firmware versions; Multilin Universal Relay, firmware Version 6.0 and prior versions; and Multilin URplus (D90, C90, B95), all versions. Ciphertext versions of user passwords were created with a non-random initialization vector leaving them susceptible to dictionary attacks. Ciphertext of user passwords can be obtained from the front LCD panel of affected products and through issued Modbus commands.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-13T01:36:16Z","modified":"2025-04-20T03:40:47Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-261","CWE-326"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:01:48.455381Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2017-7905","description":"A Weak Cryptography for Passwords issue was discovered in General Electric (GE) Multilin SR 750 Feeder Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 7.47; SR 760 Feeder Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 7.47; SR 469 Motor Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 5.23; SR 489 Generator Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 4.06; SR 745 Transformer Protection Relay, firmware versions prior to Version 5.23; SR 369 Motor Protection Relay, all firmware versions; Multilin Universal Relay, firmware Version 6.0 and prior versions; and Multilin URplus (D90, C90, B95), all versions. Ciphertext versions of user passwords were created with a non-random initialization vector leaving them susceptible to dictionary attacks. Ciphertext of user passwords can be obtained from the front LCD panel of affected products and through issued Modbus commands.","status":"published","published":"2017-06-30T03:29:00.89Z","modified":"2026-06-17T01:25:26.07Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":5,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-261","CWE-326","CWE-330","CWE-522"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:03:51.893212Z"}]}}