THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2012-1803
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2012-1803

Ruggedcom Rugged Operating System vulnerability

CVSS
8.5
EPSS
49.4%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Siemens
Affected product
Ruggedcom Rugged Operating System
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2012-04-28

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 49.4% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

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  • Confirm whether Siemens Ruggedcom Rugged Operating System is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
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