CVE-2025-40947

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 12, 2026 at 08:20 AM UTC
Updated: October 23, 2026 at 10:10 PM UTC
22 products affected across 1 vendorRUGGEDCOM Rox RX1510 FirmwareRUGGEDCOM Rox RX1511 FirmwareRUGGEDCOM Rox MX5000 Firmware· also runs on 11 platforms

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

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 sanitize user-supplied input during the feature key installation process. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to inject arbitrary commands, resulting in remote code execution with root privileges on the underlying operating system.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versionsv < 2.17.1
Affected range stops below 2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below V2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versionsv < 2.17.1
Affected range stops below 2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below V2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versionsv < 2.17.1
Affected range stops below 2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below V2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versionsv < 2.17.1
Affected range stops below 2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below V2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versionsv < 2.17.1
Affected range stops below 2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below V2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versionsv < 2.17.1
Affected range stops below 2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below V2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versionsv < 2.17.1
Affected range stops below 2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below V2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versionsv < 2.17.1
Affected range stops below 2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below V2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versionsv < 2.17.1
Affected range stops below 2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below V2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versionsv < 2.17.1
Affected range stops below 2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below V2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Affected range stops below 2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below V2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below V2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below V2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below V2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below V2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below V2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below V2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below V2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below V2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below V2.17.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHsiemens
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-78

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