CVE-2023-31170

Code execution via embedded untrusted instructions

Published Aug 31, 2023 · Updated Sep 27, 2024

Code execution in SEL-5030 acSELerator QuickSet Software 7.1.3.0 and earlier allows local users to plant instructions for operator execution. The public record does not identify the input format, parser, or code path; it states only that QuickSet accepts attacker-supplied instructions from an untrusted control sphere. A local low-privileged user must embed the instructions, and an authorized device operator must interact with them; successful execution can alter trusted configuration without reported confidentiality or availability impact.

CVSS severity5.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.35%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Code execution in SEL-5030 acSELerator QuickSet Software 7.1.3.0 and earlier allows local users to plant instructions for operator execution. The public record does not identify the input format, parser, or code path; it states only that QuickSet accepts attacker-supplied instructions from an untrusted control sphere. A local low-privileged user must embed the instructions, and an authorized device operator must interact with them; successful execution can alter trusted configuration without reported confidentiality or availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-31170
Published
Aug 31, 2023
Updated
Sep 27, 2024
Vendor
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
Product
SEL-5030 acSELerator QuickSet Software
Classifications
CWE-829, CAPEC-549, T1204
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 31, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 27, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=7.1.3.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories · SEL-5030 acSELerator QuickSet Softwareversion=0 <=7.1.3.0

Published CVSS scores

5.9Schweitzer Engineering LaboratoriesCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
6.5National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-829Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
CAPEC-549Local Execution of Code
T1204User Execution

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