Siemens RuggedCom Rox OS Command Injection (CVE-2025-40947)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 505478

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

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.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 505478

File Name: tenable_ot_siemens_CVE-2025-40947.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 6/18/2026

Updated: 6/18/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A: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-2025-40947

CWE: 78

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