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Ruggedcom Rm1224 Lte\(4g\) Eu FirmwareOperating system · Siemens

CVE-2024-50557

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-11-12
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 8.2 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) EU (6GK6108-4AM00-2BA2) (All versions < V8.2), RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) NAM (6GK6108-4AM00-2DA2) (All versions < V8.2), SCALANCE M804PB (6GK5804-0AP00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.2), SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5812-1AA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.2), SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5812-1BA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.2), SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5816-1AA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.2), SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5816-1BA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.2), SCALANCE M826-2 SHDSL-Router (6GK5826-2AB00-2AB2) (All versions < V8.2), SCALANCE M874-2 (6GK5874-2AA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.2), SCALANCE M874-3 (6GK5874-3AA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.2), SCALANCE M874-3 3G-Router (CN) (6GK5874-3AA00-2FA2) (All versions < V8.2), SCALANCE M876-3 (6GK5876-3AA02-2BA2) (All versions < V8.2), SCALANCE M876-3 (ROK) (6GK5876-3AA02-2EA2) (All versions < V8.2), SCALANCE M876-4 (6GK5876-4AA10-2BA2) (All versions < V8.2), SCALANCE M876-4 (EU) (6GK5876-4AA00-2BA2) (All versions < V8.2), SCALANCE M876-4 (NAM) (6GK5876-4AA00-2DA2) (All versions < V8.2), SCALANCE MUM853-1 (A1) (6GK5853-2EA10-2AA1) (All versions < V8.2), SCALANCE MUM853-1 (B1) (6GK5853-2EA10-2BA1) (All versions < V8.2), SCALANCE MUM853-1 (EU) (6GK5853-2EA00-2DA1) (All versions < V8.2), SCALANCE MUM856-1 (A1) (6GK5856-2EA10-3AA1) (All versions < V8.2), SCALANCE MUM856-1 (B1) (6GK5856-2EA10-3BA1) (All versions < V8.2), SCALANCE MUM856-1 (CN) (6GK5856-2EA00-3FA1) (All versions < V8.2), SCALANCE MUM856-1 (EU) (6GK5856-2EA00-3DA1) (All versions < V8.2), SCALANCE MUM856-1 (RoW) (6GK5856-2EA00-3AA1) (All versions < V8.2), SCALANCE S615 EEC LAN-Router (6GK5615-0AA01-2AA2) (All versions < V8.2), SCALANCE S615 LAN-Router (6GK5615-0AA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.2). Affected devices do not properly validate input in configuration fields of the iperf functionality. This could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the device.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-20

The application accepts input without confirming it is well-formed or within expected bounds, so malformed data can push the program into states its author never anticipated. Attackers probe these gaps to trigger crashes, bypass logic, or feed tainted values into more dangerous operations downstream. Remediating it well means validating and normalising every input at the boundary against a strict allow-list — not merely filtering known-bad values.

General guidance for the improper input validation class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Ruggedcom Rm1224 Lte\(4g\) Eu FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 8.2
Ruggedcom Rm1224 Lte\(4g\) Nam FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 8.2
Scalance M804pb FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 8.2
Scalance M812 1 \(annex A\) FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 8.2
Scalance M812 1 \(annex B\) FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 8.2
Scalance M816 1 \(annex A\) FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 8.2
Scalance M816 1 \(annex B\) FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 8.2
Scalance M826 2 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:< 8.2

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 8.2 or later
Fixed in 8.2
Vendor patch cert-portal.siemens.com →
Recommended fix High confidence

V8.2

  1. Check the current firmware version of the affected device through its web interface or CLI
  2. Access the Siemens product support portal at https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-354112.html to obtain the V8.2 firmware update
  3. Download the appropriate V8.2 firmware for your specific device model (RM1224, M804PB, M812, M816, M826, etc.)
  4. Log into the device's administrative web interface
  5. Navigate to the firmware upgrade or system maintenance section
  6. Upload and apply the V8.2 firmware file following Siemens' upgrade instructions
  7. Allow the device to complete the firmware update process (do not power off during upgrade)
  8. Verify the firmware version has been updated to V8.2 or later
Caveat Review Siemens release notes for V8.2 to check for any configuration changes or feature modifications that may affect your deployment

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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