First published: Tue Mar 11 2025(Updated: )
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.
Credit: productcert@siemens.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Siemens Scalance LPE9403 Firmware | <4.0 |
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CVE-2025-27396 has a high severity rating due to its potential for privilege escalation by lowly-privileged remote attackers.
Fix CVE-2025-27396 by upgrading the SCALANCE LPE9403 firmware to version 4.0 or later.
CVE-2025-27396 affects all versions of the SCALANCE LPE9403 device that are lower than version 4.0.
CVE-2025-27396 enables authenticated lowly-privileged attackers to escalate privileges and perform unauthorized actions.
Yes, an attacker must be authenticated to exploit CVE-2025-27396 and escalate privileges.