Improper privilege management in Schneider Electric C-Bus Toolkit
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
A CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management vulnerability exists that could cause a remote code execution when the transfer command is used over the network.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0073 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schneider Electric | C-Bus Toolkit | up to v1.16.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- C-Bus Toolkit VendorSchneider Electric Affected up to v1.16.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:c-bus_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.16.3 | Vulnerable | Schneider Electric |
- cpe:2.3:a:schneider-electric:c-bus_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.16.3 Vulnerable ·Schneider Electric
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5402
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hxm5-w6ww-6qfp
References
More Schneider Electric C-bus Toolkit vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-05600 Path traversal in C-Bus Toolkit V1.15.7 and prior CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-05598 Path traversal in C-Bus Toolkit V1.15.7 and prior CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-05599 Path traversal in C-Bus Toolkit V1.15.7 and prior CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-05601 Path traversal in C-Bus Toolkit V1.15.7 and prior CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2021-05629 Path traversal in C-Bus Toolkit , C-Gate Server CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-05664 Missing authentication in C-Bus Toolkit v1.15.8 and prior CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.7
Sources
- CVE-2023-5402 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-5402 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hxm5-w6ww-6qfp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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