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TI-2025-20233 Aliases CVE-2025-27398GHSA-rrxp-76v8-qm7m

OS command injection in Siemens SCALANCE LPE9403

Priority LOW 11CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE LPE9403 (6GK5998-3GS00-2AC2) (All versions < V4.0). Affected devices do not properly neutralize special characters when interpreting user controlled log paths. This could allow an authenticated highly-privileged remote attacker to execute a limited set of binaries that are already present on the filesystem.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00336 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed SCALANCE LPE9403 (Siemens): V4.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
SiemensSCALANCE LPE9403before V4.0V4.0Patch availableCNA
  • SCALANCE LPE9403 VendorSiemens Affected before V4.0 Fixed in V4.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_lpe9403_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.0VulnerableSiemens
cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_lpe9403:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onSiemens
  • cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_lpe9403_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.0 Vulnerable ·Siemens
  • cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_lpe9403:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Siemens

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA SCALANCE LPE9403 (Siemens) Fixed in V4.0

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Siemens SCALANCE LPE9403 V4.0

    7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 5 MEDIUM, 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2025-20231 A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE LPE9403 (6GK5998-3GS00-2AC2) (All…Priority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2025-20230 Path traversal in Siemens SCALANCE LPE9403Priority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2025-20229 OS command injection in Siemens SCALANCE LPE9403Priority MEDIUM 40
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-27398
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rrxp-76v8-qm7m

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2022-00753 A flaw was found in the way the "flags" member of the new pipe buffer structure was… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-02923 Out-of-bounds write in polkit KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2021-02413 NULL pointer deref in signature_algorithms processing CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2023-12139 Command injection in Siemens SCALANCE LPE9403 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2025-20231 A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE LPE9403 (6GK5998-3GS00-2AC2) (All… CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2025-20230 Path traversal in Siemens SCALANCE LPE9403 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
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Sources

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