RuggedCom Rugged Operating System (ROS) 3.10.x and earlier has a factory account with a…
Priority HIGH 68CWE-310Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
RuggedCom Rugged Operating System (ROS) 3.10.x and earlier has a factory account with a password derived from the MAC Address field in the banner, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by performing a calculation on this address value, and then establishing a (1) TELNET, (2) remote shell (aka rsh), or (3) serial-console session.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.48882 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-1803
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qgxr-qjc2-5hqj
References
Advisory 7
- http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/04/ruggedcom-backdoor/
- VU#889195
- http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/
- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-12-116-01A.pdf
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-8RCPEN
- http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-146-01A
- http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/backdoor-in-mission-critical-hardware-threatens-power-traffic-control-systems.ars
More Siemens Ruggedcom Rugged Operating System vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-02162 RuggedCom Rugged Operating System (ROS) before 3.3 has a factory account with a password… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2013-05689 The integrated HTTPS server in Siemens RuggedCom ROS before 3.12.2 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.3
- TI-2014-01535 The SNMP implementation in Siemens RuggedCom ROS before 3.11, ROS 3.11 for RS950G, ROS… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2013-05690 The integrated HTTPS server in Siemens RuggedCom ROS before 3.12.2 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.0
- TI-2014-02075 The web management interface in Siemens RuggedCom ROS before 3.11, ROS 3.11 before 3.11.5… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2015-05593 Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROS 3.8.0 through 4.1.x permanently enables the IP forwarding feature… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2012-1803 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-1803 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qgxr-qjc2-5hqj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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