RUGGEDCOM RMC8388 V5.X: Protection Mechanism Failure
CVE-2025-41224 is a high-severity protection mechanism failure vulnerability in RUGGEDCOM RMC8388 V5.X from Siemens, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 out of 10. It can be exploited from the same local network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. The record lists version V5.10.0 as the first without the flaw, so updating RUGGEDCOM RMC8388 V5.X to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Update RUGGEDCOM RMC8388 V5.X to V5.10.0 or a later version.
- Update RUGGEDCOM RMC8388NC V5.X to V5.10.0 or a later version.
- Update RUGGEDCOM RS416NCv2 V5.X to V5.10.0 or a later version.
Affected products and versions
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE; 9 further products are omitted here. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- AdjacentThe attacker must be on the same local network segment.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- NoneNo account or login is needed.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by CNA (siemens.com).
| Scoring system | Score | Severity | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | 7.7 | High | CNA (siemens.com) |
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 | High | CNA (siemens.com) |
Official description
A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM RMC8388 V5.X (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RMC8388NC V5.X (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RS416NCv2 V5.X (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RS416PNCv2 V5.X (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RS416Pv2 V5.X (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RS416v2 V5.X (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RS900 (32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RS900G (32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RS900GNC(32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RS900NC(32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2100 (32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2100NC(32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2100P (32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2100PNC (32M) V5.X (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2288 V5.X (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2288NC V5.X (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2300 V5.X (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2300NC V5.X (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2300P V5.X (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2300PNC V5.X (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2488 V5.X (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG2488NC V5.X (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG907R (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG908C (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG909R (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG910C (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG920P V5.X (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RSG920PNC V5.X (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RSL910 (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RSL910NC (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RST2228 (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RST2228P (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RST916C (All versions < V5.10.0), RUGGEDCOM RST916P (All versions < V5.10.0). The affected products do not properly enforce interface access restrictions when changing from management to non-management interface configurations until a system reboot occurs, despite configuration being saved. This could allow an attacker with network access and credentials to gain access to device through non-management and maintain SSH access to the device until reboot.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Protection Mechanism Failure
The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Other references
Other vulnerabilities in RUGGEDCOM RMC8388 V5.X
- 7.0 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 8.0 High severity
Recent Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerabilities
- 9.1 Critical severity
- 8.2 High severity
- 8.4 High severity
- 9.1 Critical severity
- 8.8 High severity
- 7.8 High severity
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