CVE-2025-40761

High

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 (All versions). Affected devices do not properly limit access through its Built-In-Self-Test (BIST) mode. This could allow an attacker with physical access to the serial interface to bypass authentication and get access to a root shell on the device.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.6
Exploit probability—
ProductRUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000
PublishedAug 12, 2025
First seenAug 12, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-288CWE-288

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX50000—
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE0—
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX14000—
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX15000—
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX15010—
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX15100—
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX15110—
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX15120—
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX15240—
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX15360—
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX50000—

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CVE-2025-40761 · RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 · Dark Radar