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CVE-2021-37174

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-09-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-250

Description

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 affected devices have a privilege escalation vulnerability, if exploited, an attacker could gain root user access.

Affected products

• Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000 Firmware: before 2.14.1 — fixed in 2.14.1
• Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Rx1400 Firmware: before 2.14.1 — fixed in 2.14.1
• Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Rx1500 Firmware: before 2.14.1 — fixed in 2.14.1
• Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Rx1501 Firmware: before 2.14.1 — fixed in 2.14.1
• Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Rx1510 Firmware: before 2.14.1 — fixed in 2.14.1
• Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Rx1511 Firmware: before 2.14.1 — fixed in 2.14.1
• Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Rx1512 Firmware: before 2.14.1 — fixed in 2.14.1
• Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Rx1524 Firmware: before 2.14.1 — fixed in 2.14.1
• Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Rx1536 Firmware: before 2.14.1 — fixed in 2.14.1
• Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Rx5000 Firmware: before 2.14.1 — fixed in 2.14.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: 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. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-150692.pdf
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-150692.pdf

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