Vulnerability in Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000
CVE-2025-40948
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.
EPSS: 0.004 (32.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000 — versions 0
- Siemens Ruggedcom_rox_mx5000
- Siemens Ruggedcom_rox_mx5000_firmware
- Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000re — versions 0
- Siemens Ruggedcom_rox_mx5000re
- Siemens Ruggedcom_rox_mx5000re_firmware
- Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Rx1400 — versions 0
- Siemens Ruggedcom_rox_rx1400
- Siemens Ruggedcom_rox_rx1400_firmware
- Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Rx1500 — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- productcert@siemens.com (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-40948?
- CVE-2025-40948 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000, classified under Argument Injection. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-05-12.
- How severe is CVE-2025-40948?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.