# CVE-2025-40568: Missing authorization in RUGGEDCOM RST2428P

> An authenticated guest user can terminate legitimate user sessions on Siemens SCALANCE switches due to incorrect authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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:** 13 Jan 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vv73-f4gc-gghx

## What is CVE-2025-40568?

CVE-2025-40568 is a medium-severity missing authorization 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 < V3.2), SCALANCE XCH328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2EC2) (All versions < V3.2), SCALANCE XCM324 (6GK5324-8TS01-2AC2) (All versions < V3.2), SCALANCE XCM328 (6GK5328-4TS01-2AC2) (All versions < V3.2), SCALANCE XCM332 (6GK5332-0GA01-2AC2) (All versions < V3.2), SCALANCE XRH334 (24 V DC, 8xFO, CC) (6GK5334-2TS01-2ER3) (All versions < V3.2), SCALANCE XRM334 (230 V AC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-3AR3) (All versions < V3.2), SCALANCE XRM334 (230 V AC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-3AR3) (All versions < V3.2), SCALANCE XRM334 (230V AC, 2x10G, 24xSFP, 8xSFP+) (6GK5334-5TS01-3AR3) (All versions < V3.2), SCALANCE XRM334 (24 V DC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-2AR3) (All versions < V3.2), SCALANCE XRM334 (24 V DC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-2AR3) (All versions < V3.2), SCALANCE XRM334 (24V DC, 2x10G, 24xSFP, 8xSFP+) (6GK5334-5TS01-2AR3) (All versions < V3.2), SCALANCE XRM334 (2x230 V AC, 12xFO) (6GK5334-3TS01-4AR3) (All versions < V3.2), SCALANCE XRM334 (2x230 V AC, 8xFO) (6GK5334-2TS01-4AR3) (All versions < V3.2), SCALANCE XRM334 (2x230V AC, 2x10G, 24xSFP, 8xSFP+) (6GK5334-5TS01-4AR3) (All versions < V3.2). An internal session termination functionality in the web interface of affected products contains an incorrect authorization check vulnerability. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker with "guest" role to terminate legitimate users' sessions.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-40568?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-40568?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-40568 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-40568 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40568 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-40568 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-40568 is a medium-severity missing authorization 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-2025-40568 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-2025-40568/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-40568/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40568
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40568
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-40568

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-40568/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.