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CVE-2023-34391

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.5)—

Insecure Inherited Permissions vulnerability in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5033 AcSELerator RTAC Software on Windows allows Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths.

See Instruction Manual Appendix A [Cybersecurity] tag dated 20230522 for more details.

This issue affects SEL-5033 AcSELerator RTAC Software: before 1.35.151.21000.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Selinc — Sel-5033 Acselerator Real-time Automation Controller

CWEs

References

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