Medium · published May 12, 2026
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 validate input in the web server's JSON-RPC interface.
This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to read arbitrary files from the underlying operating system's filesystem with root privileges.
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| siemens/ruggedcom_rox_mx5000_firmware | < 2.17.1 | 2.17.1 |
| siemens/ruggedcom_rox_mx5000re_firmware | < 2.17.1 | 2.17.1 |
| siemens/ruggedcom_rox_rx1400_firmware | < 2.17.1 | 2.17.1 |
| siemens/ruggedcom_rox_rx1500_firmware | < 2.17.1 | 2.17.1 |
| siemens/ruggedcom_rox_rx1501_firmware | < 2.17.1 | 2.17.1 |
| siemens/ruggedcom_rox_rx1510_firmware | < 2.17.1 | 2.17.1 |
| siemens/ruggedcom_rox_rx1511_firmware | < 2.17.1 | 2.17.1 |
| siemens/ruggedcom_rox_rx1512_firmware | < 2.17.1 | 2.17.1 |
| siemens/ruggedcom_rox_rx1524_firmware | < 2.17.1 | 2.17.1 |
| siemens/ruggedcom_rox_rx1536_firmware | < 2.17.1 | 2.17.1 |
| siemens/ruggedcom_rox_rx5000_firmware | < 2.17.1 | 2.17.1 |