CVE-2023-27407

A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE LPE9403 (All versions < V2.1). The web based management of affected device does not properly validate user input, making it susceptible to command injection. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to access the underlying operating system as the root user.

CVSS v3 9.9 CRITICAL

9.9^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-325383.pdf	Vendor Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-325383.pdf	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_lpe9403_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_lpe9403:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

24 Oct 2026, 13:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Una vulnerabilidad ha sido identificada en SCALANCE LPE9403 (Todas las versiones anteriores a V2.1). La gestión basada en web del dispositivo afectado no valida correctamente la entrada de usuario, haciéndolo susceptible a inyección de comandos. Esto podría permitir a un atacante remoto autenticado acceder al sistema operativo subyacente como usuario root.

Information

Published : 2023-05-09 13:15

Updated : 2026-10-24 13:10

NVD link : CVE-2023-27407

Mitre link : CVE-2023-27407

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-27407

JSON object : View

Products Affected

siemens

scalance_lpe9403_firmware
scalance_lpe9403

CWE

CWE-77

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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