Privilege escalation in Schneider Electric C-Bus Toolkit
CVE-2023-5402
A CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management vulnerability exists that could cause a remote code execution when the transfer command is used over the network.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.007 (48.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Schneider Electric C-bus Toolkit — versions v1.16.3 and prior
- Schneider-electric C-bus_toolkit
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cybersecurity@se.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-5402?
- CVE-2023-5402 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Schneider Electric C-Bus Toolkit, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-10-04.
- How severe is CVE-2023-5402?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-5402 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.