Siemens SCALANCE LPE9403 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource (CVE-2025-40572)

medium Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 503294

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE LPE9403 (6GK5998-3GS00-2AC2) (All versions). Affected devices do not properly assign permissions to critical ressources. This could allow a non- privileged local attacker to access sensitive information stored on the device.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 503294

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 7/24/2025

Updated: 7/24/2025

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:scalance_lpe9403_firmware:-

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/13/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-40572

CWE: 732

Detections

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