Improper Check for Dropped Privileges in SCALANCE LPE9403 - CVE-2025-27396

 

Improper Check for Dropped Privileges in SCALANCE LPE9403 - CVE-2025-27396

Published: March 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU105647
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-27396
CWE-ID: CWE-273
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
SCALANCE LPE9403

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected devices do not properly limit the elevation of privileges required to perform certain valid functionality. A remote user can gain elevated privileges on the target system.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-27396

Install updates from vendor's website.

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