# CVE-2025-40569: Race condition in RUGGEDCOM RST2428P

> An authenticated attacker can exploit a race condition in the web interface to force the device to load a malicious configuration instead of the legitimate one.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jun 2025
- **Updated:** 13 Jan 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rm75-x9p3-8pwv

## What is CVE-2025-40569?

CVE-2025-40569 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P, published on 10 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### 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). The "Load Configuration from Local PC" functionality in the web interface of affected products contains a race condition vulnerability. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to make the affected product load an attacker controlled configuration instead of the legitimate one. Successful exploitation requires that a legitimate administrator invokes the functionality and the attacker wins the race condition.

Weakness: CWE-362 (Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-40569?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-40569?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-40569 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-40569 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40569 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-40569 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-40569 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Siemens RUGGEDCOM RST2428P, published on 10 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40569 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-2025-40569/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-40569/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40569
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40569
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-40569

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-40569/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.