# CVE-2024-56838: A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE (All…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-56838-a-vulnerability-has-been-identified-in-ruggedcom-rox-mx5000-all  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-12-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-56838 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.2 · Published 2025-12-09

A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 (All versions < V2.17.0), RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 (All versions < V2.17.0). The SCEP client available in the affected device for secure certificate enrollment lacks validation of multiple fields. An attacker could leverage this scenario to execute arbitrary code as root user.

Technologies: [Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX II](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/ruggedcom-rox-ii), [Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Ii Firmware](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/ruggedcom-rox-ii-firmware). Vendors: [Siemens](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/siemens).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-56838 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-56838 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-56838?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.2, published 9 December 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX II, Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Ii Firmware. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-56838?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-56838?** Check whether you run Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX II or Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Ii Firmware. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX II
- Siemens Ruggedcom Rox Ii Firmware

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