OS command injection in Siemens SCALANCE LPE9403
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- 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 < V2.1 HF0 with SINEMA Remote Connect Edge Client installed). Affected devices do not properly sanitize configuration parameters. This could allow a non-privileged local attacker to execute root commands on the device.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siemens | SCALANCE LPE9403 | before V2.1 HF0 | V2.1 HF0 | Patch available | CNA |
- SCALANCE LPE9403 VendorSiemens Affected before V2.1 HF0 Fixed in V2.1 HF0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA SCALANCE LPE9403 (Siemens) Fixed in V2.1 HF0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Siemens SCALANCE LPE9403 V2.1 HF0
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-27065 Authentication bypass in Siemens SCALANCE LPE9403Priority LOW 38
- TI-2025-27067 Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Siemens SCALANCE LPE9403Priority LOW 28
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-40582
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hww9-6wv5-mrp9
References
More Siemens Scalance Lpe9403 Firmware vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2025-40582 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-40582 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hww9-6wv5-mrp9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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