CVE-2024-56840: siemens ruggedcom_rox_ii_firmware Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-56840 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Injection vulnerability in siemens ruggedcom_rox_ii_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 09-12-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 13-01-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 (All versions < V2.17.0). Under certain conditions, IPsec may allow code injection in the affected device. An attacker could leverage this scenario to execute arbitrary code as root user.

• CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.