Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Siemens products - CVE-2021-37175

Vulnerability identifier: #VU56674

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37175

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Siemens

Affected software:
RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536
RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected devices do not properly handle permissions to traverse the file system. A remote authenticated attacker can gain access to an overview of the overview of the complete file system on the affected devices.

Install updates from vendor's website.

• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-150692.pdf