RCE in Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000
CVE-2025-40949
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 sanitize user-supplied input in the Scheduler functionality of the Web UI, allowing commands to be injected into the task scheduling backend. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the underlying operating system.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.007 (49.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
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-2025-40949?
- CVE-2025-40949 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-05-12.
- How severe is CVE-2025-40949?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.