CVE-2023-36750Network attack vector

Root code execution via unsanitized upgrade URL

Published Jul 11, 2023 · Updated Nov 26, 2024

Command injection in Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX before 2.16.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code as root. The web interface passes the software-upgrade URL parameter into a command without server-side sanitization. A highly privileged web-interface account is required, and successful exploitation fully compromises the underlying device operating system.

CVSS severity9.1
Critical
EPSS probability1.54%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX before 2.16.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code as root. The web interface passes the software-upgrade URL parameter into a command without server-side sanitization. A highly privileged web-interface account is required, and successful exploitation fully compromises the underlying device operating system.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-36750
Published
Jul 11, 2023
Updated
Nov 26, 2024
Vendor
Siemens
Product
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500
Classifications
CWE-77, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 11, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 26, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <2.16.0
  2. Affected versionversion=All versions < V2.16.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Siemens · RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500version=0 <2.16.0; version=All versions < V2.16.0
Siemens · RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000version=0 <2.16.0; version=All versions < V2.16.0
Siemens · RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511version=0 <2.16.0; version=All versions < V2.16.0
Siemens · RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000REversion=0 <2.16.0; version=All versions < V2.16.0
Siemens · RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536version=0 <2.16.0; version=All versions < V2.16.0
Siemens · RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512version=0 <2.16.0; version=All versions < V2.16.0
Siemens · RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510version=0 <2.16.0; version=All versions < V2.16.0
Siemens · RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524version=0 <2.16.0; version=All versions < V2.16.0
Siemens · RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501version=0 <2.16.0; version=All versions < V2.16.0
Siemens · RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400version=0 <2.16.0; version=All versions < V2.16.0
Siemens · RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000version=0 <2.16.0; version=All versions < V2.16.0

Published CVSS scores

7.2NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.1Siemens AGCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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