Description
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.
Published: 2025-05-13
Score: 6.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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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.
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'}

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Siemens Scalance Lpe9403 Scalance Lpe9403 Firmware
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

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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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