CVE-2022-24119: Certain General Electric Renewable Energy products have a hidden feature for unauthenticated remote access to

Q: How do I fix CVE-2022-24119?

inet 900 firmware: upgrade to 8.3.0; inet ii 900 firmware: upgrade to 8.3.0; sd1 firmware: upgrade to newer than 6.4.7. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2022-24119 being exploited?

CVE-2022-24119 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2022-24119 affect?

CVE-2022-24119 affects inet 900 firmware, inet ii 900 firmware, sd1 firmware. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). Certain General Electric Renewable Energy products have a hidden feature for unauthenticated remote access to the device configuration shell. This affects iNET and iNET II before 8.3.0.

Q: How urgent is CVE-2022-24119?

Priority 53/100. Critical severity; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

This month

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CVE-2022-24119 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting inet 900 firmware, inet ii 900 firmware, sd1 firmware. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Certain General Electric Renewable Energy products have a hidden feature for unauthenticated remote access to the device configuration shell. This affects iNET and iNET II before 8.3.0.

Why this priority

Critical severity
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.8 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.8% (top 44%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-829
Published	2022-12-26
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: ge

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2022-12-26 05:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 04:31 UTCUpdated Record last modified

ge inet 900 firmware UPGRADE

Affected: < 8.3.0

Fixed in: 8.3.0

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

Check your OS release

cat /etc/os-release; uname -r

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora

sudo dnf upgrade --refresh

Windows

Install the latest cumulative update from Windows Update

If no patch exists yet

OS downgrades are not safe. Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory and restrict exposure.

ge inet ii 900 firmware UPGRADE

Affected: < 8.3.0

Fixed in: 8.3.0

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

Check your OS release

cat /etc/os-release; uname -r

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora

sudo dnf upgrade --refresh

Windows

Install the latest cumulative update from Windows Update

If no patch exists yet

OS downgrades are not safe. Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory and restrict exposure.

ge sd1 firmware UPGRADE

Affected: <= 6.4.7

Fixed in: newer than 6.4.7

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

Check your OS release

cat /etc/os-release; uname -r

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora

sudo dnf upgrade --refresh

Windows

Install the latest cumulative update from Windows Update

If no patch exists yet

OS downgrades are not safe. Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory and restrict exposure.

ge sd2 firmware UPGRADE

Affected: < 6.4.7

Fixed in: 6.4.7

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

Check your OS release

cat /etc/os-release; uname -r

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora

sudo dnf upgrade --refresh

Windows

Install the latest cumulative update from Windows Update

If no patch exists yet

OS downgrades are not safe. Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory and restrict exposure.

ge sd4 firmware UPGRADE

Affected: < 6.4.7

Fixed in: 6.4.7

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

Check your OS release

cat /etc/os-release; uname -r

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora

sudo dnf upgrade --refresh

Windows

Install the latest cumulative update from Windows Update

If no patch exists yet

OS downgrades are not safe. Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory and restrict exposure.

ge sd9 firmware UPGRADE

Affected: < 6.4.7

Fixed in: 6.4.7

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

Check your OS release

cat /etc/os-release; uname -r

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade

RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora

sudo dnf upgrade --refresh

Windows

Install the latest cumulative update from Windows Update

If no patch exists yet

OS downgrades are not safe. Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory and restrict exposure.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2022-24119?

inet 900 firmware: upgrade to 8.3.0; inet ii 900 firmware: upgrade to 8.3.0; sd1 firmware: upgrade to newer than 6.4.7. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2022-24119 being exploited?

CVE-2022-24119 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2022-24119 affect?

CVE-2022-24119 affects inet 900 firmware, inet ii 900 firmware, sd1 firmware. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). Certain General Electric Renewable Energy products have a hidden feature for unauthenticated remote access to the device configuration shell. This affects iNET and iNET II before 8.3.0.

How urgent is CVE-2022-24119?

Priority 53/100. Critical severity; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Related CVEs

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CVE-2022-24117 CRITICAL 9.8 UPGRADE UPGRADE Certain General Electric Renewable Energy products download firmware without an integrity check
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References

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