No exploitation reportedFix available

CVE-2017-7905

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2017-06-30
WeaknessCWE-261 · CWE-326 · CWE-330

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2017-06-3003:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

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CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2017-7905?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD

Ge multilin sr 369 motor protection relay firmwareversion to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
—	all versions	no fix published	NVD

Ge multilin sr 469 motor protection relay firmwareversion to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
2.90	≤ 2.90	no fix published	NVD

Ge multilin sr 489 generator protection relay firmwareversion to verify

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
1.53	≤ 1.53	no fix published	NVD

7 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Vendor advisories

ICSA-17-117-01B CISA28 known affected
GE Multilin SR, UR, and URplus Protective Relays (Update B)
URplus (D90 C90 B95): all versions · MX350 Relay firmware: versions prior to Version 1.27 · 489 Generator Protection Relay firmware: versions prior to Version 4.06 · +25 more

Full record on NVD

Fix

Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-17-117-01B · 28 productsGE's download link for 760 Feeder Protection Relay, Version 7.47 is as follows:
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-17-117-01B · 28 productsGE's download link for 750 Feeder Protection Relay, Version 7.47 is as follows (login required):
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-17-117-01B · 28 productsGE's download link for 745 Transformer Protection Relay, Version 5.23 is as follows (login required):
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-17-117-01B · 28 productsGE's download link for 489 Generator Protection Relay, Version 4.06 is as follows (login required):
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-17-117-01B · 28 productsGE's download link for 469 Motor Protection Relay, Version 5.23 is as follows (login required):
Mitigation from the vendor CISA ICSA-17-117-01B · 28 productsGE's download link for 369 Motor Protection Relay, Version 3.63 is as follows (login required):

Advisories and patches

ics-cert.us-cert.govPatch

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

NVDCVSS 3.09.8read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-261read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-326, CWE-330, CWE-522read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.3 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2017-06-30
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7905?

Is CVE-2017-7905 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-7905 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.3% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-7905?

CVE-2017-7905 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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