CVE-2023-38557

highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.002 · 5 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.16% (5th) EPSS
CVSS 7.8 · high
Is it mine?
6 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
6 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cisa_csaf_ot

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

A vulnerability has been identified in Spectrum Power 7 (All versions < V23Q3). The affected product assigns improper access rights to the update script. This could allow an authenticated local attacker to inject arbitrary code and escalate privileges.

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remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

  • FixedSpectrum Power 7siemens_psirt

    Update to V23Q3 or later version. For any versions of Spectrum Power 7 prior to V23Q3, please contact Siemens customer support

  • FixedSpectrum Power 7cisa_csaf_ot

    Update to V23Q3 or later version. For any versions of Spectrum Power 7 prior to V23Q3, please contact Siemens customer support

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.2
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9
v3.18.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · CISA US
v3.18.2highAV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.18.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU
v3.18.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · productcert@siemens.com DEexploitability 1.5 · impact 6
v3.18.2highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Siemens ProductCERT DE
v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-732USCWE-732USCWE-732USCWE-732US
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affected products (6)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • SSA-357182SSA-357182: Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Spectrum Power 72023-09-14csaf · siemens_psirtDE

    Spectrum Power 7 is affected by a vulnerability that could allow an authenticated local attacker to inject arbitrary code to the update script and escalate privileges. Siemens has released an update for Spectrum Power 7 and recommends to update to the latest version.

  • ICSA-23-264-02Siemens Spectrum Power 72023-09-14icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS

    Spectrum Power 7 is affected by a vulnerability that could allow an authenticated local attacker to inject arbitrary code to the update script and escalate privileges. Siemens has released an update for Spectrum Power 7 and recommends to update to the latest version.

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also known as (5)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducisa_csaf_otnvdsiemens_psirtNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2023-09-14modified 2026-06-17
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references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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