CVE-2021-37173
HIGHSiemens RUGGEDCOM ROX Firmware < 2.14.1 - Privilege Escalation via File Operation Restrictions
Title source: llmDescription
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 command line interface of affected devices insufficiently restrict file read and write operations for low privileged users. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to escalate privileges and gain root access to the device.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-150692.pdf
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0155
EPSS Percentile
81.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (10)
siemens/ruggedcom_rox_mx5000_firmware
< 2.14.1
siemens/ruggedcom_rox_rx1400_firmware
< 2.14.1
siemens/ruggedcom_rox_rx1500_firmware
< 2.14.1
siemens/ruggedcom_rox_rx1501_firmware
< 2.14.1
siemens/ruggedcom_rox_rx1510_firmware
< 2.14.1
siemens/ruggedcom_rox_rx1511_firmware
< 2.14.1
siemens/ruggedcom_rox_rx1512_firmware
< 2.14.1
siemens/ruggedcom_rox_rx1524_firmware
< 2.14.1
siemens/ruggedcom_rox_rx1536_firmware
< 2.14.1
siemens/ruggedcom_rox_rx5000_firmware
< 2.14.1
Published
Sep 14, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026