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CVE-2023-34391: Insecure Inherited Permissions

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-08-31 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-277

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 products

• Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5033 AcSELerator RTAC Software: before 1.35.151.21000 — fixed in 1.35.151.21000

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5033 AcSELerator RTAC Software 1.35.151.21000. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://dragos.com
• https://selinc.com/support/security-notifications/external-reports/
• https://dragos.com
• https://selinc.com/support/security-notifications/external-reports/

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