CVE-2025-27398 Command injection in SCALANCE LPE9403
Authenticated privileged attackers can execute limited binaries via log path injection in Siemens SCALANCE LPE9403 devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-27398?
CVE-2025-27398 is a low-severity command injection vulnerability in Siemens SCALANCE LPE9403, published on 11 Mar 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-27398?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Siemens Scalance Lpe9403 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2025-27398?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-27398 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2025-27398 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-27398 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Siemens SCALANCE LPE9403
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rrxp-76v8-qm7m.