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Incorrect Privilege AssignmentWeakness · CWE-266

CVE-2024-32009

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-11-11
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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80/100
Remediation priority · High
Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A vulnerability has been identified in Spectrum Power 4 (All versions < V4.70 SP12 Update 2). The affected application is vulnerable to a local privilege escalation due to wrongly set permissions to a binary which allows any local attacker to gain administrative privileges.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Spectrum Power 4 versions prior to V4.70 SP12 Update 2 contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability caused by incorrectly set file permissions on a binary. Any local user can exploit this misconfiguration to gain administrative/root privileges on the system.

MitigationApply vendor patch V4.70 SP12 Update 2 or later. If immediate patching is not possible, identify the affected binary and restrict file permissions to administrative users only (remove write/execute permissions for non-privileged users).

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

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  1. Identify Spectrum Power 4 installation
    Locate the Spectrum Power 4 installation directory and locate version information file, typically found in the product's main directory or via system information panel
    Affected if Spectrum Power 4 is installed on the system
  2. Determine installed version
    Check the product version displayed in the software, installation logs, or version information file; note the full version string including any service pack and update levels
    Affected if Version cannot be determined or is not clearly displayed
  3. Compare version to vulnerability threshold
    Compare your installed version string against V4.70 SP12 Update 2 using standard version comparison; note that versions prior to this threshold (e.g., V4.70 SP12, V4.70 SP11, earlier) are affected
    Affected if Installed version is earlier than V4.70 SP12 Update 2 (e.g., V4.70 SP12, V4.70 SP11, V4.70, or any earlier release)
  4. Locate privileged binaries
    Identify binaries or executables within the Spectrum Power 4 installation directory that run with elevated privileges or are owned by system/root accounts
    Affected if Multiple binaries with elevated ownership exist in the installation
  5. Check file permissions on binaries
    Use operating system commands (such as 'ls -la' on Linux or 'icacls' on Windows) to examine file permissions on the identified privileged binaries; look for permissions that allow write or execute access by standard users or 'Everyone' group
    Affected if Non-privileged users have write or execute permissions on any binary that runs with elevated privileges

Environment is affected if Spectrum Power 4 version is prior to V4.70 SP12 Update 2 AND a privileged binary within the installation is writable or executable by non-privileged local users.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor patch V4.70 SP12 Update 2 or later. If immediate patching is not possible, identify the affected binary and restrict file permissions to administrative users only (remove write/execute permissions for non-privileged users).

Recommended fix High confidence

Spectrum Power 4 V4.70 SP12 Update 2

  1. 1. Identify the current version of Spectrum Power 4 installed in your environment.
  2. 2. Navigate to the Siemens Industry Online Support portal (support.industry.siemens.com) or contact Siemens customer support to obtain the V4.70 SP12 Update 2 package.
  3. 3. Review the Siemens installation and upgrade documentation for Spectrum Power 4 before proceeding.
  4. 4. Create a complete backup of the current system, including configuration files and databases.
  5. 5. Schedule a maintenance window as upgrades may require system downtime.
  6. 6. Apply the V4.70 SP12 Update 2 upgrade following Siemens' official upgrade procedure.
  7. 7. After upgrade, verify that the binary permissions have been corrected by reviewing file system permissions on critical executables.
  8. 8. Confirm the new version is V4.70 SP12 Update 2 or later using the system's version check mechanism.
Caveat Review Siemens release notes for any configuration or compatibility changes before upgrading

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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