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CVE-2012-4698

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2012-12-23 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Siemens RuggedCom Rugged Operating System (ROS) before 3.12, ROX I OS through 1.14.5, ROX II OS through 2.3.0, and RuggedMax OS through 4.2.1.4621.22 use hardcoded private keys for SSL and SSH communication, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and decrypt network traffic by leveraging the availability of these keys within ROS files at all customer installations.

Affected products

• Siemens ROS#: through 3.11.0
• Siemens Rox I Os: through 1.14.5
• Siemens Rox Ii Os: through 2.3.0
• Siemens Ruggedmax Os: through 4.2.1.4621.22

References

• http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-354-01A
• http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/
• http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-354-01.pdf
• https://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-622607.pdf
• http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-354-01A
• http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/
• http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-354-01.pdf
• https://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-622607.pdf

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