Vulnerability · Published May 13, 2025 · Assigned by siemens

CVE-2025-40572

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity incorrect permission assignment in SCALANCE LPE9403 from Siemens. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE LPE9403 (6GK5998-3GS00-2AC2) (All versions < V4.0 HF0). Affected devices do not properly assign permissions to critical ressources. This could allow a non-privileged local attacker to access sensitive information stored on the device.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Siemens SCALANCE LPE9403 0 – before V4.0 HF0

Weakness: CWE-732 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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