CVE-2023-34391

Local configuration search-path manipulation via inherited permissions

Published Aug 31, 2023 · Updated Oct 1, 2024

Insecure inherited permissions in SEL-5033 AcSELerator RTAC Software before 1.35.151.21000 allow local users to manipulate configuration search paths. SEL identifies inherited Windows permissions and configuration-file search-path manipulation, but the unavailable cited manual leaves the affected path and operation undisclosed. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access, high complexity, and user interaction; the vendor has not published the concrete consequence.

CVSS severity7.4
High
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Insecure inherited permissions in SEL-5033 AcSELerator RTAC Software before 1.35.151.21000 allow local users to manipulate configuration search paths. SEL identifies inherited Windows permissions and configuration-file search-path manipulation, but the unavailable cited manual leaves the affected path and operation undisclosed. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access, high complexity, and user interaction; the vendor has not published the concrete consequence.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-34391
Published
Aug 31, 2023
Updated
Oct 1, 2024
Vendor
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories
Product
acSELerator RTAC SEL-5033 Software
Classifications
CWE-277, CWE-732, CAPEC-38, T1574.007
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

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

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.35.151.21000

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories · acSELerator RTAC SEL-5033 Softwareversion=0 <1.35.151.21000

Published CVSS scores

7.4Schweitzer Engineering LaboratoriesCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
5.5National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-277Insecure Inherited Permissions
CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
CAPEC-38Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths
T1574.007Hijack Execution Flow: Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable

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