Privilege escalation in Siemens Ruggedcom Rmc8388nc V5.x

CVE-2024-38278

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 RSG2100P (32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.9.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2100PNC (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.

EPSS: 0.003 (27.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38278?
CVE-2024-38278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens Ruggedcom Rmc8388nc V5.x, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2024-07-09.
How severe is CVE-2024-38278?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.