CVE-2022-34821 Code injection in RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) EU

High 8.8 Published 12 Jul 2022 Updated 21 Apr 2025

Attackers can inject malicious code into Siemens SCALANCE routers, potentially leading to remote code execution.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-34821?

CVE-2022-34821 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Siemens RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) EU, published on 12 Jul 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) EU (6GK6108-4AM00-2BA2), RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) NAM (6GK6108-4AM00-2DA2), SCALANCE M804PB (6GK5804-0AP00-2AA2), SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5812-1AA00-2AA2), SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5812-1BA00-2AA2), SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5816-1AA00-2AA2), SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5816-1BA00-2AA2), SCALANCE M826-2 SHDSL-Router (6GK5826-2AB00-2AB2), SCALANCE M874-2 (6GK5874-2AA00-2AA2), SCALANCE M874-3 (6GK5874-3AA00-2AA2), SCALANCE M876-3 (6GK5876-3AA02-2BA2), SCALANCE M876-3 (ROK) (6GK5876-3AA02-2EA2), SCALANCE M876-4 (6GK5876-4AA10-2BA2), SCALANCE M876-4 (EU) (6GK5876-4AA00-2BA2), SCALANCE M876-4 (NAM) (6GK5876-4AA00-2DA2), SCALANCE MUM853-1 (EU) (6GK5853-2EA00-2DA1), SCALANCE MUM856-1 (EU) (6GK5856-2EA00-3DA1), SCALANCE MUM856-1 (RoW) (6GK5856-2EA00-3AA1), SCALANCE S615 EEC LAN-Router (6GK5615-0AA01-2AA2), SCALANCE S615 LAN-Router (6GK5615-0AA00-2AA2), SCALANCE SC622-2C (6GK5622-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC622-2C (6GK5622-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC626-2C (6GK5626-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC626-2C (6GK5626-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC632-2C (6GK5632-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC632-2C (6GK5632-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC636-2C (6GK5636-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC636-2C (6GK5636-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC642-2C (6GK5642-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC642-2C (6GK5642-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC646-2C (6GK5646-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE SC646-2C (6GK5646-2GS00-2AC2), SCALANCE WAB762-1 (6GK5762-1AJ00-6AA0), SCALANCE WAM763-1 (6GK5763-1AL00-7DA0), SCALANCE WAM763-1 (ME) (6GK5763-1AL00-7DC0), SCALANCE WAM763-1 (US) (6GK5763-1AL00-7DB0), SCALANCE WAM766-1 (6GK5766-1GE00-7DA0), SCALANCE WAM766-1 (ME) (6GK5766-1GE00-7DC0), SCALANCE WAM766-1 (US) (6GK5766-1GE00-7DB0), SCALANCE WAM766-1 EEC (6GK5766-1GE00-7TA0), SCALANCE WAM766-1 EEC (ME) (6GK5766-1GE00-7TC0), SCALANCE WAM766-1 EEC (US) (6GK5766-1GE00-7TB0), SCALANCE WUB762-1 (6GK5762-1AJ00-1AA0), SCALANCE WUB762-1 iFeatures (6GK5762-1AJ00-2AA0), SCALANCE WUM763-1 (6GK5763-1AL00-3AA0), SCALANCE WUM763-1 (6GK5763-1AL00-3DA0), SCALANCE WUM763-1 (US) (6GK5763-1AL00-3AB0), SCALANCE WUM763-1 (US) (6GK5763-1AL00-3DB0), SCALANCE WUM766-1 (6GK5766-1GE00-3DA0), SCALANCE WUM766-1 (ME) (6GK5766-1GE00-3DC0), SCALANCE WUM766-1 (USA) (6GK5766-1GE00-3DB0), SIMATIC CP 1242-7 V2 (6GK7242-7KX31-0XE0), SIMATIC CP 1243-1 (6GK7243-1BX30-0XE0), SIMATIC CP 1243-7 LTE EU (6GK7243-7KX30-0XE0), SIMATIC CP 1243-7 LTE US (6GK7243-7SX30-0XE0), SIMATIC CP 1243-8 IRC (6GK7243-8RX30-0XE0), SIMATIC CP 1542SP-1 IRC (6GK7542-6VX00-0XE0), SIMATIC CP 1543-1 (6GK7543-1AX00-0XE0), SIMATIC CP 1543SP-1 (6GK7543-6WX00-0XE0), SIPLUS ET 200SP CP 1542SP-1 IRC TX RAIL (6AG2542-6VX00-4XE0), SIPLUS ET 200SP CP 1543SP-1 ISEC (6AG1543-6WX00-7XE0), SIPLUS ET 200SP CP 1543SP-1 ISEC TX RAIL (6AG2543-6WX00-4XE0), SIPLUS NET CP 1242-7 V2 (6AG1242-7KX31-7XE0), SIPLUS NET CP 1543-1 (6AG1543-1AX00-2XE0), SIPLUS S7-1200 CP 1243-1 (6AG1243-1BX30-2AX0), SIPLUS S7-1200 CP 1243-1 RAIL (6AG2243-1BX30-1XE0). By injecting code to specific configuration options for OpenVPN, an attacker could execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-34821?

It affects 15 products.

Products include Siemens Simatic Cp 1242-7 V2 Firmware, Siemens Simatic Cp 1243-1 Firmware, Siemens Simatic Cp 1243-7 Lte Eu Firmware, Siemens Simatic Cp 1243-7 Lte Us Firmware, Siemens Simatic Cp 1243-8 Irc Firmware, Siemens Simatic Cp 1542sp-1 Irc Firmware and 9 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-34821?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-34821 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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Is CVE-2022-34821 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-34821 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xx9f-xg2j-c647.