Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 up to 2.17.0 RPC Interface argument injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000, RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE, RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400, RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500, RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501, RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510, RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511, RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512, RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524, RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 and RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 up to 2.17.0. This affects an unknown function of the component RPC Interface. The manipulation leads to argument injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-40948. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000, RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE, RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400, RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500, RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501, RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510, RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511, RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512, RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524, RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 and RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 up to 2.17.0 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code of the component RPC Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a argument injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-88. The product constructs a string for a command to be executed by a separate component in another control sphere, but it does not properly delimit the intended arguments, options, or switches within that command string. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (All versions < V2.17.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE (All versions < V2.17.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 (All versions < V2.17.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 (All versions < V2.17.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 (All versions < V2.17.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 (All versions < V2.17.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 (All versions < V2.17.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 (All versions < V2.17.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 (All versions < V2.17.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 (All versions < V2.17.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 (All versions < V2.17.1). Affected devices do not properly validate input in the web server's JSON-RPC interface. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to read arbitrary files from the underlying operating system's filesystem with root privileges.

It is possible to read the advisory at cert-portal.siemens.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-40948 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/12/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2.17.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Argument injection
CWE: CWE-88 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000/RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE/RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400/RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500/RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501/RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510/RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511/RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512/RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524/RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536/RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 2.17.1

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
05/12/2026 +391 days Advisory disclosed
05/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/12/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: siemens.com

Advisory: ssa-973901
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-40948 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-40948
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-362975

Entryinfo

Created: 05/12/2026 11:40
Changes: 05/12/2026 11:40 (77)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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