Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-3350-1/SEL-3355-2/SEL-3360-2 prior 1.3.49152.117/2.6.49152.98 BIOS Setting authentication bypass
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Summary
A vulnerability has been found in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-3350-1, SEL-3355-2 and SEL-3360-2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component BIOS Setting Handler. This manipulation causes authentication bypass. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-46750. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-3350-1, SEL-3355-2 and SEL-3360-2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component BIOS Setting Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication bypass vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-305. The authentication algorithm is sound, but the implemented mechanism can be bypassed as the result of a separate weakness that is primary to the authentication error. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:
SEL BIOS packages prior to 1.3.49152.117 or 2.6.49152.98 allow a local attacker to bypass password authentication and change password-protected BIOS settings by importing a BIOS settings file with no password set.
The advisory is shared at selinc.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-46750 since 04/28/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
Upgrading to version 1.3.49152.117 or 2.6.49152.98 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-14289). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
Product
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.3
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Exploiting
Class: Authentication bypassCWE: CWE-305 / CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: SEL-3350-1/SEL-3355-2/SEL-3360-2 1.3.49152.117/2.6.49152.98
Timeline
04/28/2025 🔍05/12/2025 🔍
05/12/2025 🔍
05/13/2025 🔍
Sources
Advisory: selinc.comStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-46750 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-46750
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-308353
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Entry
Created: 05/12/2025 22:45Updated: 05/13/2025 05:54
Changes: 05/12/2025 22:45 (62), 05/13/2025 05:54 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103
Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
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