A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE LPE9403 (6GK5998-3GS00-2AC2) (All versions < V4.0 HF0). Affected devices are vulnerable to path traversal attacks.
This could allow a privileged local attacker to restore backups that are outside the backup folder.

Metrics

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00022.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Siemens
  • Scalance Lpe9403
  • Scalance Lpe9403 Firmware

Configuration 1 [-]

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cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_lpe9403_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_lpe9403:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-14673 A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE LPE9403 (6GK5998-3GS00-2AC2) (All versions < V4.0 HF0). Affected devices are vulnerable to path traversal attacks. This could allow a privileged local attacker to restore backups that are outside the backup folder.
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-327438.html cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 10:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE LPE9403 (6GK5998-3GS00-2AC2) (All versions). Affected devices are vulnerable to path traversal attacks. This could allow a privileged local attacker to restore backups that are outside the backup folder. A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE LPE9403 (6GK5998-3GS00-2AC2) (All versions < V4.0 HF0). Affected devices are vulnerable to path traversal attacks. This could allow a privileged local attacker to restore backups that are outside the backup folder.

Fri, 30 May 2025 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Siemens
Siemens scalance Lpe9403
Siemens scalance Lpe9403 Firmware
Weaknesses CWE-22
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_lpe9403:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_lpe9403_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Siemens
Siemens scalance Lpe9403
Siemens scalance Lpe9403 Firmware

Tue, 13 May 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 13 May 2025 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE LPE9403 (6GK5998-3GS00-2AC2) (All versions). Affected devices are vulnerable to path traversal attacks. This could allow a privileged local attacker to restore backups that are outside the backup folder.
Weaknesses CWE-35
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: siemens

Published:

Updated: 2025-07-08T10:34:37.967Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T08:20:17.031Z

Link: CVE-2025-40573

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-05-13T18:43:28.177Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2025-05-13T10:15:26.773

Modified: 2025-07-08T11:15:27.797

Link: CVE-2025-40573

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