Path Traversal in Siemens Scalance Lpe9403

CVE-2025-27395

A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE LPE9403 (6GK5998-3GS00-2AC2) (All versions < V4.0). Affected devices do not properly limit the scope of files accessible through and the privileges of the SFTP functionality. This could allow an authenticated highly-privileged remote attacker to read and write arbitrary files.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 48.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-27395: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-27395?
CVE-2025-27395 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Scalance Lpe9403, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2025-03-11.
How severe is CVE-2025-27395?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-27395 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.