CVE-2025-27398: siemens scalance_lpe9403_firmware OS Command Injection
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-27398 is a low (CVSS 2.7) OS Command Injection vulnerability in siemens scalance_lpe9403_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 11-03-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-03-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE LPE9403 (6GK5998-3GS00-2AC2) (All versions < V4.0). Affected devices do not properly neutralize special characters when interpreting user controlled log paths. This could allow an authenticated highly-privileged remote attacker to execute a limited set of binaries that are already present on the filesystem.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST2.1LowCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVDNIST2.7LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.34%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
26%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 0.33% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Siemens1 product
- scalance_lpe9403_firmware< V4.0 | < 4.0
1 vendor · 1 product
References
1 links- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-075201.htmlVendor Advisory