CVE-2023-31175 (GCVE-0-2023-31175)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-31 15:31 – Updated: 2024-10-01 17:03
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Summary
An Execution with Unnecessary Privileges vulnerability in the Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5037 SEL Grid Configurator could allow an attacker to run system commands with the highest level privilege on the system.
See Instruction Manual Appendix A and Appendix E dated 20230615 for more details.
This issue affects SEL-5037 SEL Grid Configurator: before 4.5.0.20.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-01 17:03 UTC
CWE
- CWE-250 - Execution with Unnecesary Privileges
Assigner
References
2 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories | SEL-5037 SEL Grid Configurator |
Affected:
0 , < 4.5.0.20
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2023-08-31 16:00
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