Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX II Family up to 2.16.x injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX II Family up to 2.16.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-56840. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX II Family up to 2.16.x. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 (All versions < V2.17.0). Under certain conditions, IPsec may allow code injection in the affected device. An attacker could leverage this scenario to execute arbitrary code as root user.

The advisory is shared for download at cert-portal.siemens.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-56840 since 01/03/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. 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 01/13/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1055.

Upgrading to version 2.17.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Injection
CWE: CWE-74 / CWE-707 / CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: RUGGEDCOM ROX II Family 2.17.0

Timelineinfo

01/03/2025 CVE reserved
12/09/2025 +340 days Advisory disclosed
12/09/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/13/2026 +35 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: siemens.com

Advisory: ssa-912274
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-56840 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-56840
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-335104

Entryinfo

Created: 12/09/2025 12:05
Updated: 01/13/2026 12:42
Changes: 12/09/2025 12:05 (76), 01/13/2026 12:42 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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