CVE-2025-40761
A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX...
A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 (All versions). Affected devices do not properly limit access through its Built-In-Self-Test (BIST) mode. This could allow an attacker with physical access to the serial interface to bypass authentication and get access to a root shell on the device.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 (All versions). Affected devices do not properly limit access through its Built-In-Self-Test (BIST) mode. This could allow an attacker with physical access to the serial interface to bypass authentication and get access to a root shell on the device.
- Record
CVE-2025-40761- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-288
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-24239
A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 (All versions). Affected devices do not properly limit access through its Built-In-Self-Test (BIST) mode. This could allow an attacker with physical access to the serial interface to bypass authentication and get access to a root shell on the device.
- Record
EUVD-2025-24239- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7qq7-556j-mg72
A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX...
A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 (All versions). Affected devices do not properly limit access through its Built-In-Self-Test (BIST) mode. This could allow an attacker with physical access to the serial interface to bypass authentication and get access to a root shell on the device.
- Record
GHSA-7qq7-556j-mg72- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-288
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 (All versions), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 (All versions). Affected devices do not properly limit access through its Built-In-Self-Test (BIST) mode. This could allow an attacker with physical access to the serial interface to bypass authentication and get access to a root shell on the device.
- Record
CVE-2025-40761- CVSS 4.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-288
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- siemens ruggedcom rox mx5000
- siemens ruggedcom rox mx5000re
- siemens ruggedcom rox rx1400
- siemens ruggedcom rox rx1500
- siemens ruggedcom rox rx1501
- siemens ruggedcom rox rx1510
- siemens ruggedcom rox rx1511
- siemens ruggedcom rox rx1512
- siemens ruggedcom rox rx1524
- siemens ruggedcom rox rx1536
- siemens ruggedcom rox rx5000
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-40761 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000, published August 12, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 18th percentile. No source names a fixed version.