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TI-2023-23671 Aliases CVE-2023-44120GHSA-hv6m-386r-hchx

Incorrect permission assignment in Siemens Spectrum Power 7

Priority LOW 35CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
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 < V23Q4). The affected product's sudo configuration permits the local administrative account to execute several entries as root user. This could allow an authenticated local attacker to inject arbitrary code and gain root access.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00148 3rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Spectrum Power 7 (Siemens): V23Q4

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 V23Q4V23Q4Patch availableCNA
  • Spectrum Power 7 VendorSiemens Affected before V23Q4 Fixed in V23Q4 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:spectrum_power_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 23q4VulnerableSiemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:spectrum_power_7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 23q4 Vulnerable ·Siemens

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Spectrum Power 7 (Siemens) Fixed in V23Q4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-44120
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hv6m-386r-hchx

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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Sources

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