CVE-2025-40573

Published May 13, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Siemens

SCALANCE LPE9403

unknown

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< V4.0 HF0

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

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

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
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.

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.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.181% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-327438.html

History

Jul 8, 2025 10:45 AM Description updated View changes

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.

May 30, 2025 9:45 PM First appearance in the feed. Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated View changes

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

May 13, 2025 7:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

May 13, 2025 9:45 AM Description updated. Weaknesses updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

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		https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-327438.html
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'}`