# CVE-2021-37174: Privilege escalation in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000

> An attacker can exploit a privilege escalation vulnerability in Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX devices to gain root user access.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Sep 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3hcq-vq68-gcc7

## What is CVE-2021-37174?

CVE-2021-37174 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000, published on 14 Sep 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 (All versions < V2.14.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 (All versions < V2.14.1). The affected devices have a privilege escalation vulnerability, if exploited, an attacker could gain root user access.

Weakness: CWE-250 (Execution with Unnecessary Privileges)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-37174?

It affects 10 products.


Products: Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000 Firmware, Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Rx1400 Firmware, Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Rx1500 Firmware, Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Rx1501 Firmware, Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Rx1510 Firmware, Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Rx1511 Firmware, Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Rx1512 Firmware, Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Rx1524 Firmware, Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Rx1536 Firmware, Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Rx5000 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-37174?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-37174 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-37174 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-37174 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000

- [CVE-2023-36750](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36750/): Command injection in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-36751](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36751/): Command injection in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-36752](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36752/): Command injection in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-36753](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36753/): Command injection in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-36754](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36754/): Command injection in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-37174 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-37174 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000, published on 14 Sep 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-37174 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37174/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37174/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-37174
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37174
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-37174

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37174/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.