Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in RUGGEDCOM ROX II - CVE-2024-56835

 

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in RUGGEDCOM ROX II - CVE-2024-56835

Published: December 10, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU119805
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-56835
CWE-ID: CWE-74
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to the DHCP Server configuration file is subject to code injection. A remote user can spawn a reverse shell and gain root access on the target system.


Affected software

RUGGEDCOM ROX II

How to mitigate CVE-2024-56835

Install updates from vendor's website.

RUGGEDCOM ROX II - update to 2.17.0

External References

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