CVE-2025-40761
Reported by siemens · Published August 12, 2025
A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 (All versions). Affected devices do not properly limit access through its Built-In-Self-Test (BIST) mode. This could allow an attacker with physical access to the serial interface to bypass authentication and get access to a root shell on the device.
Risk scores
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Siemens | RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 | 0 |
| Siemens | RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE | 0 |
| Siemens | RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 | 0 |
| Siemens | RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 | 0 |
| Siemens | RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 | 0 |
| Siemens | RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 | 0 |
| Siemens | RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 | 0 |
| Siemens | RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 | 0 |
| Siemens | RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 | 0 |
| Siemens | RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 | 0 |
| Siemens | RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 | 0 |
| Siemens | RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 | 0 |
| Siemens | RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 | 0 |
| Siemens | RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 | 0 |
| Siemens | RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 | 0 |
| Siemens | RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 | 0 |
| Siemens | RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE | 0 |
| Siemens | RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 | 0 |
| Siemens | RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 | 0 |
| Siemens | RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 | 0 |
…and 2 more
Timeline
- Aug 12, 2025 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Aug 12, 2025 Coalition ESS Score (9 in total, the first dated here)
- Aug 12, 2025 CVE Published
- Aug 12, 2025 PoC Published (2 in total, the first dated here)
- Dec 14, 2025 CVE Updated
- Mar 17, 2026 Security Advisory (3 in total, the first dated here)
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