CVE-2025-40948 Path traversal in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000

Q: Is CVE-2025-40948 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40948 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2025-40948?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-40948 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Medium 6.1 Published 12 May 2026 Updated 12 May 2026

An authenticated remote attacker can read arbitrary files from the underlying operating system's filesystem with root privileges via the web server's JSON-RPC interface.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-40948?

CVE-2025-40948 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000, published on 12 May 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (All versions < V2.17.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE (All versions < V2.17.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 (All versions < V2.17.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 (All versions < V2.17.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 (All versions < V2.17.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 (All versions < V2.17.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 (All versions < V2.17.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 (All versions < V2.17.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 (All versions < V2.17.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 (All versions < V2.17.1), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 (All versions < V2.17.1). Affected devices do not properly validate input in the web server's JSON-RPC interface. This could allow an authenticated remote attacker to read arbitrary files from the underlying operating system's filesystem with root privileges.

Weakness: CWE-88

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-40948?

It affects 11 products.

Products include Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000 Firmware, Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000re Firmware, Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Rx1400 Firmware, Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Rx1500 Firmware, Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Rx1501 Firmware, Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Rx1510 Firmware and 5 more.

How do I fix CVE-2025-40948?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-40948 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2025-40948 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-40948 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xjfj-j4qj-2x75.