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Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in an OS Command (CVE-2025-40949)
high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 505458
Synopsis
The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.Description
Affected devices do not properly sanitize user-supplied input in the Scheduler functionality of the Web UI, allowing commands to be injected into the task scheduling backend. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the underlying operating system.This plugin only works with Tenable.ot.
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Solution
The following text was originally created by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The original can be found at CISA.gov.See Also
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-081142.html
https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/110002017/
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-134-12
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 505458
File Name: tenable_ot_siemens_CVE-2025-40949.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: Remote
Family: Tenable.ot
Published: 6/18/2026
Updated: 7/3/2026
Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.7
Percentile: 99.05
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.3
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-40949
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.1
Temporal Score: 7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.9
Threat Score: 5.9
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_mx5000_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1400_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1500_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1501_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1510_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1511_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1512_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx5000_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1524_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1536_firmware, cpe:/o:siemens:ruggedcom_rox_mx5000re_firmware
Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/12/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/12/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-40949
CWE: 78