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TI-2023-19933 Aliases CVE-2023-38557GHSA-w6hf-j94w-ffvp

Incorrect permission assignment in Siemens Spectrum Power 7

Priority LOW 37CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in Spectrum Power 7 (All versions < V23Q3). The affected product assigns improper access rights to the update script. This could allow an authenticated local attacker to inject arbitrary code and escalate privileges.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00159 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Spectrum Power 7 (Siemens): V23Q3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SiemensSpectrum Power 7before V23Q3V23Q3Patch availableCNA
  • Spectrum Power 7 VendorSiemens Affected before V23Q3 Fixed in V23Q3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:spectrum_power_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 23q3VulnerableSiemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:spectrum_power_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 23q3 Vulnerable ·Siemens

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Spectrum Power 7 (Siemens) Fixed in V23Q3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-38557
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w6hf-j94w-ffvp

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2021-19919 Apache Log4j2 JNDI features do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-78794 PHP remote code execution via stale global state KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2026-78793 Out-of-memory handling flaw in PHP allows remote code execution KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2021-20393 Apache Log4j2 Thread Context Message Pattern and Context Lookup Pattern vulnerable to a denial of service attack KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2024-19293 A vulnerability has been identified in Spectrum Power 7 (All versions < V24Q3). CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2022-09824 Hard-coded credentials in Siemens Spectrum Power 4 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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