Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-36754

RCE in Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000 Firmware ≤ 2.16.0

RCECommand Injection
Published
11 July 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.1
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.015 73th percentile
Risk Priority 62 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-36754 is a critical-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 27% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (All versions < V2.16.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE (All versions < V2.16.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 (All versions < V2.16.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 (All versions < V2.16.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 (All versions <…

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V2.16.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 (All versions < V2.16.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 (All versions < V2.16.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 (All versions < V2.16.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 (All versions < V2.16.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 (All versions < V2.16.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 (All versions < V2.16.0). The SCEP server configuration URL parameter in the web interface of affected devices is vulnerable to command injection due to missing server side input sanitation. This could allow an authenticated privileged remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

CWE(s)
CWE-77

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.001 PowerShell Execution
Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.003 Windows Command Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse the Windows command shell for execution.
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T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.
attack.mitre.org →
T1059.008 Network Device CLI Execution
Adversaries may abuse scripting or built-in command line interpreters (CLI) on network devices to execute malicious command and payloads.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-36753Same product: Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000
CVE-2023-36750Same product: Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000
CVE-2023-36751Same product: Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000
CVE-2023-36755Same product: Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000
CVE-2023-36752Same product: Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000
CVE-2025-40947Same product: Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000
CVE-2025-40949Same product: Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000
CVE-2025-40948Same product: Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000
CVE-2023-36386Same product: Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000
CVE-2023-36390Same product: Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Mx5000

Affected Assets

siemens
ruggedcom rox mx5000 firmware
≤ 2.16.0
siemens
ruggedcom rox mx5000re firmware
≤ 2.16.0
siemens
ruggedcom rox rx1400 firmware
≤ 2.16.0
siemens
ruggedcom rox rx1500 firmware
≤ 2.16.0
siemens
ruggedcom rox rx1501 firmware
≤ 2.16.0
siemens
ruggedcom rox rx1510 firmware
≤ 2.16.0
siemens
ruggedcom rox rx1511 firmware
≤ 2.16.0
siemens
ruggedcom rox rx1512 firmware
≤ 2.16.0
siemens
ruggedcom rox rx1524 firmware
≤ 2.16.0
siemens
ruggedcom rox rx1536 firmware
≤ 2.16.0
+1 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.3
  • V1.2.5
  • V1.2.8
  • V1.2.9

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and neutralization that prevent command injection.

DE.CM-09 partial match
prevents

Runtime monitoring of software and data can detect anomalous command execution resulting from injection.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Identifying recorded vulnerabilities enables remediation of command-injection flaws before exploitation.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.28 Secure coding mostly match
prevents

Secure coding standards require proper escaping and parameterization of commands, directly eliminating CWE-77.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing in development catches command-injection vulnerabilities before release.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development life cycle mandates input validation and command construction practices that directly prevent command injection.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for controls against injection flaws including command injection.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles reduce the attack surface but do not prescribe the specific neutralization techniques needed.

A.8.31 Separation of development, test and production environments none match
none

Environment separation limits the blast radius of an exploited command injection but does not prevent the flaw itself.

References