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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-40574

A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE LPE9403 (6GK5998-3GS00-2AC2) (All versions < V4.0 HF0).

Published May 13, 2025 · catalog updated Jul 8, 2025 · Siemens SCALANCE LPE9403

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-40574. EPSS is 0.14%. Act only if a listed version of Siemens SCALANCE LPE9403 is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.14%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Siemens SCALANCE LPE9403 0 <*

A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE LPE9403 (6GK5998-3GS00-2AC2) (All versions < V4.0 HF0). Affected devices do not properly assign permissions to critical ressources. This could allow a non-privileged local attacker to interact with the backupmanager service.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Siemens SCALANCE LPE9403 0 <*0 <*

How to fix CVE-2025-40574

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-40574. EPSS is 0.14%. Act only if a listed version of Siemens SCALANCE LPE9403 is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Siemens SCALANCE LPE9403 0 <* 0 <*. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.14%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 13, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE LPE9403 (6GK5998-3GS00-2AC2) (All versions < V4.0 HF0). Affected devices do not properly assign permissions to critical ressources. This could allow a non-privileged local attacker to interact with the backupmanager service.

  2. Jul 8, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE LPE9403 (6GK5998-3GS00-2AC2) (All versions < V4.0 HF0). Affected devices do not properly assign permissions to critical ressources. This could allow a non-privileged local attacker to interact with the backupmanager service.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-40574

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-40574

    30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-14672

    A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE LPE9403 (6GK5998-3GS00-2AC2) (All versions < V4.0 HF0). Affected devices do not properly assign permissions to critical ressources. This could allow a non-privileged local attacker to interact with the backupmanager service.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.