CVE-2025-27396

A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE LPE9403 (6GK5998-3GS00-2AC2) (All versions < V4.0). Affected devices do not properly limit the elevation of privileges required to perform certain valid functionality. This could allow an authenticated lowly-privileged remote attacker to escalate their privileges.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-075201.html	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_lpe9403_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_lpe9403:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

22 Aug 2025, 18:01

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Se ha identificado una vulnerabilidad en SCALANCE LPE9403 (6GK5998-3GS00-2AC2) (todas las versiones anteriores a la V4.0). Los dispositivos afectados no limitan adecuadamente la elevación de privilegios necesaria para realizar determinadas funciones válidas. Esto podría permitir que un atacante remoto autenticado con pocos privilegios aumente sus privilegios.
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_lpe9403_firmware:::::::: cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_lpe9403:-:::::::*
References	~~() https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-075201.html -~~	() https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-075201.html - Vendor Advisory
First Time		Siemens scalance Lpe9403 Firmware Siemens scalance Lpe9403 Siemens

11 Mar 2025, 10:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-03-11 10:15

Updated : 2025-08-22 18:01

NVD link : CVE-2025-27396

Mitre link : CVE-2025-27396

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-27396

JSON object : View

Products Affected

siemens

scalance_lpe9403_firmware
scalance_lpe9403

CWE

CWE-273

Improper Check for Dropped Privileges

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