Code Injection Vulnerability in RUGGEDCOM ROX II by Siemens
CVE-2024-56840

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor: Siemens
Status: Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000; Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000re; Ruggedcom Rox Rx1400; Ruggedcom Rox Rx1500
Vendor: CVE Published:; 9 December 2025

What is CVE-2024-56840?

A vulnerability in the RUGGEDCOM ROX II family has been detected, which affects all versions prior to V2.17.0. Under specific conditions, the IPsec implementation may permit code injection. This flaw enables an attacker to exploit the vulnerability and execute arbitrary code with root user privileges, posing a significant risk to device integrity and network security. Organizations using affected versions are advised to upgrade to the latest software release to mitigate this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 0

RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE 0

RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 0

References

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-9122...

CVSS V4

Score:

7.5

Severity:

HIGH

Confidentiality:

High

Integrity:

High

Availability:

High

Attack Vector:

Network

Attack Complexity:

Low

Attack Required:

Physical

Privileges Required:

Undefined

User Interaction:

None

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Timeline

Vulnerability published
Dec 9, 2025
Vulnerability Reserved
Jan 3, 2025

CVE-2024-56840 Data

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