Privilege escalation in Siemens Ruggedcom Crossbow Secure Access Manager Primary (Sam-P)

CVE-2026-27668

A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM CROSSBOW Secure Access Manager Primary (SAM-P) (All versions < V5.8). User Administrators are allowed to administer groups they belong to. This could allow an authenticated User Administrator to escalate their own privileges and grant themselves access to any device group at any access level.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (33.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 33.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-27668: held from 0.003 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-27668?
CVE-2026-27668 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Ruggedcom Crossbow Secure Access Manager Primary (Sam-P), classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-04-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-27668?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.