SCALANCE LPE9403 Path Traversal (All <V4.0 HF0) - Local Priv Escalation
CVE-2025-40573 Published on May 13, 2025
A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE LPE9403 (6GK5998-3GS00-2AC2) (All versions < V4.0 HF0). Affected devices are vulnerable to path traversal attacks. This could allow a privileged local attacker to restore backups that are outside the backup folder.
Weakness Type
Path Traversal: '.../...//'
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize '.../...//' (doubled triple dot slash) sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-40573
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Affected Versions
Siemens SCALANCE LPE9403:- Before V4.0 HF0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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