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CVE-2025-27396: siemens scalance_lpe9403_firmware Improper Check for Dropped Privileges

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
Published 11-03-2025Last modified 11-03-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-27396 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Check for Dropped Privileges vulnerability in siemens scalance_lpe9403_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.44%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 11-03-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE LPE9403 (6GK5998-3GS00-2AC2) (All versions < V4.0). Affected devices do not properly limit the elevation of privileges required to perform certain valid functionality. This could allow an authenticated lowly-privileged remote attacker to escalate their privileges.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.44%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

37%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.43% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.44%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Siemens1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links