Improper Privilege Management in Schneider Electric Products
CVE-2025-8453
8.4HIGH
Key Information:
- Vendor
Schneider Electric
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 20 August 2025
What is CVE-2025-8453?
A vulnerability exists in various Schneider Electric products due to improper privilege management. This flaw enables a privileged engineer with console access to modify critical configuration files. When such modifications occur, they can lead to privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution by root-level daemons executing custom scripts. This poses a significant risk as unauthorized actions can be performed within the system, compromising its integrity and security.
Affected Version(s)
Saitel DP RTU Versions 11.06.34 and prior
Saitel DR RTU Versions 11.06.29 and prior
References
CVSS V4
Score:
8.4
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved