Siemens RUGGEDCOM RMC8388 prior 5.9.0 Remote Service privileges assignment

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Siemens RUGGEDCOM RMC8388, RUGGEDCOM RMC8388NC, RUGGEDCOM RS416NCv2, RUGGEDCOM RS416PNCv2, RUGGEDCOM RS416Pv2, RUGGEDCOM RS416v2, RUGGEDCOM RS900 (32M), RUGGEDCOM RS900G (32M), RUGGEDCOM RS900GNC(32M), RUGGEDCOM RS900NC(32M), RUGGEDCOM RSG2100 (32M), RUGGEDCOM RSG2100NC(32M), RUGGEDCOM RSG2288, RUGGEDCOM RSG2288NC, RUGGEDCOM RSG2300, RUGGEDCOM RSG2300NC, RUGGEDCOM RSG2300P, RUGGEDCOM RSG2300PNC, RUGGEDCOM RSG2488, RUGGEDCOM RSG2488NC, RUGGEDCOM RSG907R, RUGGEDCOM RSG908C, RUGGEDCOM RSG909R, RUGGEDCOM RSG910C, RUGGEDCOM RSG920P, RUGGEDCOM RSG920PNC, RUGGEDCOM RSL910, RUGGEDCOM RSL910NC, RUGGEDCOM RST2228, RUGGEDCOM RST2228P, RUGGEDCOM RST916C and RUGGEDCOM RST916P. This impacts an unknown function of the component Remote Service. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges assignment. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-38278. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Siemens RUGGEDCOM RMC8388, RUGGEDCOM RMC8388NC, RUGGEDCOM RS416NCv2, RUGGEDCOM RS416PNCv2, RUGGEDCOM RS416Pv2, RUGGEDCOM RS416v2, RUGGEDCOM RS900 (32M), RUGGEDCOM RS900G (32M), RUGGEDCOM RS900GNC(32M), RUGGEDCOM RS900NC(32M), RUGGEDCOM RSG2100 (32M), RUGGEDCOM RSG2100NC(32M), RUGGEDCOM RSG2288, RUGGEDCOM RSG2288NC, RUGGEDCOM RSG2300, RUGGEDCOM RSG2300NC, RUGGEDCOM RSG2300P, RUGGEDCOM RSG2300PNC, RUGGEDCOM RSG2488, RUGGEDCOM RSG2488NC, RUGGEDCOM RSG907R, RUGGEDCOM RSG908C, RUGGEDCOM RSG909R, RUGGEDCOM RSG910C, RUGGEDCOM RSG920P, RUGGEDCOM RSG920PNC, RUGGEDCOM RSL910, RUGGEDCOM RSL910NC, RUGGEDCOM RST2228, RUGGEDCOM RST2228P, RUGGEDCOM RST916C and RUGGEDCOM RST916P. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Remote Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges assignment vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-266. A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM RMC8388 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RMC8388NC V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS416NCv2 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS416PNCv2 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS416Pv2 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS416v2 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS900 (32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS900G (32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS900GNC(32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RS900NC(32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2100 (32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2100NC(32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2288 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2288NC V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2300 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2300NC V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2300P V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2300PNC V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2488 V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2488NC V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG907R (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG908C (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG909R (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG910C (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG920P V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG920PNC V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSL910 (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSL910NC (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RST2228 (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RST2228P (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RST916C (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RST916P (All versions < V5.9.0). The affected products with IP forwarding enabled wrongly make available certain remote services in non-managed VLANs, even if these services are not intentionally activated. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to create a remote shell to the affected system.

The advisory is shared for download at cert-portal.siemens.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-38278 since 06/12/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/12/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 5.9.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Privileges assignment
CWE: CWE-266
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Upgrade: RUGGEDCOM RMC8388/RUGGEDCOM RMC8388NC/RUGGEDCOM RS416NCv2/RUGGEDCOM RS416PNCv2/RUGGEDCOM RS416Pv2/RUGGEDCOM RS416v2/RUGGEDCOM RS900 (32M)/RUGGEDCOM RS900G (32M)/RUGGEDCOM RS900GNC(32M)/RUGGEDCOM RS900NC(32M)/RUGGEDCOM RSG2100 (32M)/RUGGEDCOM RSG2100NC(32M)/RUGGEDCOM RSG2288/RUGGEDCOM RSG2288NC/RUGGEDCOM RSG2300/RUGGEDCOM RSG2300NC/RUGGEDCOM RSG2300P/RUGGEDCOM RSG2300PNC/RUGGEDCOM RSG2488/RUGGEDCOM RSG2488NC/RUGGEDCOM RSG907R/RUGGEDCOM RSG908C/RUGGEDCOM RSG909R/RUGGEDCOM RSG910C/RUGGEDCOM RSG920P/RUGGEDCOM RSG920PNC/RUGGEDCOM RSL910/RUGGEDCOM RSL910NC/RUGGEDCOM RST2228/RUGGEDCOM RST2228P/RUGGEDCOM RST916C/RUGGEDCOM RST916P 5.9.0

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06/12/2024 🔍
07/09/2024 +27 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: siemens.com

Advisory: ssa-170375
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-38278 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-38278
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-270664

Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2024 14:39
Updated: 08/12/2025 15:54
Changes: 07/09/2024 14:39 (75), 08/12/2025 15:54 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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