# CVE-2024-41797: Privilege escalation in RUGGEDCOM RST2428P

> Attackers can escalate privileges on Siemens SCALANCE and RUGGEDCOM network switches, potentially gaining unauthorized administrative control.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **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:** 10 Jun 2025
- **Updated:** 10 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4fhp-55v2-x26m

## What is CVE-2024-41797?

CVE-2024-41797 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P, published on 10 Jun 2025. 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 RST2428P (6GK6242-6PA00) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XC316-8 (6GK5324-8TS00-2AC2) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XC324-4 (6GK5328-4TS00-2AC2) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XC324-4 EEC (6GK5328-4TS00-2EC2) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XC332 (6GK5332-0GA00-2AC2) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XC416-8 (6GK5424-8TR00-2AC2) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XC424-4 (6GK5428-4TR00-2AC2) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XC432 (6GK5432-0GR00-2AC2) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XCH328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2EC2) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XCM324 (6GK5324-8TS01-2AC2) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XCM328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2AC2) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XCM332 (6GK5332-0GA01-2AC2) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XR302-32 (6GK5334-5TS00-2AR3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XR302-32 (6GK5334-5TS00-3AR3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XR302-32 (6GK5334-5TS00-4AR3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XR322-12 (6GK5334-3TS00-2AR3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XR322-12 (6GK5334-3TS00-3AR3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XR322-12 (6GK5334-3TS00-4AR3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XR326-8 (6GK5334-2TS00-2AR3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XR326-8 (6GK5334-2TS00-3AR3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XR326-8 (6GK5334-2TS00-4AR3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XR326-8 EEC (6GK5334-2TS00-2ER3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XR502-32 (6GK5534-5TR00-2AR3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XR502-32 (6GK5534-5TR00-3AR3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XR502-32 (6GK5534-5TR00-4AR3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XR522-12 (6GK5534-3TR00-2AR3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XR522-12 (6GK5534-3TR00-3AR3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XR522-12 (6GK5534-3TR00-4AR3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XR526-8 (6GK5534-2TR00-2AR3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XR526-8 (6GK5534-2TR00-3AR3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XR526-8 (6GK5534-2TR00-4AR3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XRH334 (24 V DC, 8xFO, CC) (6GK5334-2TS01-2ER3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XRM334 (230 V AC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-3AR3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XRM334 (230 V AC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-3AR3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XRM334 (230V AC, 2x10G, 24xSFP, 8xSFP+) (6GK5334-5TS01-3AR3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XRM334 (24 V DC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-2AR3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XRM334 (24 V DC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-2AR3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XRM334 (24V DC, 2x10G, 24xSFP, 8xSFP+) (6GK5334-5TS01-2AR3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XRM334 (2x230 V AC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-4AR3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XRM334 (2x230 V AC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-4AR3) (All versions < V3.1), SCALANCE XRM334 (2x230V AC, 2x10G, 24xSFP, 8xSFP+) (6GK5334-5TS01-4AR3) (All versions < V3.1). Affected devices contain an incorrect authorization check vulnerability. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker with "guest" role to invoke an internal "do system" command which exceeds their privileges. This command allows the execution of certain low-risk actions, the most critical of which is clearing the local system log.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41797?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-41797?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-41797 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-41797 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41797 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-41797 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-41797 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P, published on 10 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41797 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P. 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-2024-41797/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41797/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-41797
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-41797
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-41797

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41797/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.