CVE-2023-34391

Insecure Inherited Permissions

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 31, 2023 at 03:31 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:03 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsSel 5033 Acselerator Real Time Automation ControllerSel 5033-acselerator Rtac· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.35.151.21000
Affected range stops below 1.35.151.21000, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)
v < 1.35.151.21000
Affected range stops below 1.35.151.21000, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-277CWE-732

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