Medium severity · published May 12, 2026
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 <…
6.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RR
RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 · Siemens
before V2.17.1 · source: vendor
RR
RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE · Siemens
before V2.17.1 · source: vendor
RR
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 · Siemens
before V2.17.1 · source: vendor
RR
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 · Siemens
before V2.17.1 · source: vendor
RR
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 · Siemens
before V2.17.1 · source: vendor
RR
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 · Siemens
before V2.17.1 · source: vendor
RR
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 · Siemens
before V2.17.1 · source: vendor
RR
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 · Siemens
before V2.17.1 · source: vendor
RR
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 · Siemens
before V2.17.1 · source: vendor
RR
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 · Siemens
before V2.17.1 · source: vendor
RR
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 · Siemens
before V2.17.1 · source: vendor
RR
Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000 Firmware · Siemens
before 2.17.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40948
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40948
Mitigation
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-973901.html
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