EnerVista UR Setup: Improper Ownership Management
CVE-2025-27254 is a high-severity improper ownership management vulnerability in EnerVista UR Setup from GE Vernova, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.0 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. Affected EnerVista UR Setup versions: 8.42. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Check which version of EnerVista UR Setup you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| GE Vernova | EnerVista UR Setup | 8.42 | Not stated |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- NoneNo account or login is needed.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- LowSome restricted data can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA (nozominetworks.com).
Official description
CWE-282 "Improper Ownership Management" in GE Vernova EnerVista UR Setup allows Authentication Bypass. The software's startup authentication can be disabled by altering a Windows registry setting that any user can modify.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Improper Ownership Management
The product assigns the wrong ownership, or does not properly verify the ownership, of an object or resource.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Very carefully manage the setting, management, and handling of privileges. Explicitly manage trust zones in the software.
More Improper Ownership Management vulnerabilities (CWE-282)
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: partial).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Other references
Other vulnerabilities in EnerVista UR Setup
- 8.3 High severity
- 8.0 High severity
Recent Improper Ownership Management vulnerabilities
- 7.8 High severity
- 8.8 High severity
- 7.8 High severity
- 9.1 Critical severity
- 7.8 High severity
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