# CVE-2025-40591: Command injection in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000

> Authenticated attackers can inject commands into the Log Viewers tool to execute code as root and read arbitrary files on RUGGEDCOM ROX devices.

- **Severity:** High 8.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/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-5hq7-95mx-pcjq

## What is CVE-2025-40591?

CVE-2025-40591 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000, 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 ROX MX5000 (All versions < V2.16.5), RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE (All versions < V2.16.5), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 (All versions < V2.16.5), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 (All versions < V2.16.5), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 (All versions < V2.16.5), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 (All versions < V2.16.5), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 (All versions < V2.16.5), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 (All versions < V2.16.5), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 (All versions < V2.16.5), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 (All versions < V2.16.5), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 (All versions < V2.16.5). The 'Log Viewers' tool in the web interface of affected devices is vulnerable to command injection due to missing server side input sanitation. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute the 'tail' command with root privileges and disclose contents of all files in the filesystem.

Weakness: CWE-602 (Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-40591?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-40591?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-40591 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-40591 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40591 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-40591 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-40591 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000, 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-2025-40591 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-2025-40591/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-40591/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40591
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40591
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-40591

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