High severity · published Sep 14, 2021
CVE-2021-37174
A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 (All versions < V2.14.1),…
8.8
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 (All versions < V2.14.1). The affected devices have a privilege escalation vulnerability, if exploited, an attacker could gain root user access.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 67% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RR
Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000 Firmware · Siemens
before 2.14.1 · source: NVD
RR
Ruggedcom Rox Rx1400 Firmware · Siemens
before 2.14.1 · source: NVD
RR
Ruggedcom Rox Rx1500 Firmware · Siemens
before 2.14.1 · source: NVD
RR
Ruggedcom Rox Rx1501 Firmware · Siemens
before 2.14.1 · source: NVD
RR
Ruggedcom Rox Rx1510 Firmware · Siemens
before 2.14.1 · source: NVD
RR
Ruggedcom Rox Rx1511 Firmware · Siemens
before 2.14.1 · source: NVD
RR
Ruggedcom Rox Rx1512 Firmware · Siemens
before 2.14.1 · source: NVD
RR
Ruggedcom Rox Rx1524 Firmware · Siemens
before 2.14.1 · source: NVD
RR
Ruggedcom Rox Rx1536 Firmware · Siemens
before 2.14.1 · source: NVD
RR
Ruggedcom Rox Rx5000 Firmware · Siemens
before 2.14.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37174
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-37174
Patch
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-150692.pdf
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