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Full vulnerability report · 2017
CVE-2017-12736High confidence

This could allow an attacker located in the adjacent network of the targeted device to perform unauthorized administrative actions

Siemens · RUGGEDCOM i800

8.8HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
Direct vendor intelligence

Authoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories

Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.

1 current
SSA-856721 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 4 · interimSiemens ProductCERTSSA-856721: Vulnerability in RUGGEDCOM Discovery Protocol (RCDP) of Industrial Communication Devices
253 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • RUGGEDCOM i800
  • RUGGEDCOM i800NC
  • RUGGEDCOM i801
  • RUGGEDCOM i801NC
  • RUGGEDCOM i802
  • RUGGEDCOM i802NC
  • RUGGEDCOM i803
  • RUGGEDCOM i803NC
  • RUGGEDCOM M969
  • RUGGEDCOM M969NC
  • RUGGEDCOM M2100
  • RUGGEDCOM M2100NC
Summary
After initial configuration, the Ruggedcom Discovery Protocol (RCDP) is still able to write to the device under certain conditions. This could allow an attacker located in the adjacent network of the targeted device to perform unauthorized administrative actions.
Remediation
Update to V3.0.2 or later version
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
?CERT means Computer Emergency Response Team; CSIRT is the closely related term Computer Security Incident Response Team.

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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2017-4275

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

After initial configuration, the Ruggedcom Discovery Protocol (RCDP) is still able to write to the device under certain conditions. This could allow an attacker located in the adjacent network of the targeted device to perform unauthorized administrative actions.

What

After initial configuration, the Ruggedcom Discovery Protocol (RCDP) is still able to write to the device under certain conditions. This could allow an attacker located in the adjacent network of the targeted device to perform unauthorized administrative actions.

Why

The product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the product's installer, administrator, or maintainer, but the default is not secure.

How

An attacker operating through an adjacent network may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

After initial configuration, the Ruggedcom Discovery Protocol (RCDP) is still able to write to the device under certain conditions. This could allow an attacker located in the adjacent network of the targeted device to perform unauthorized administrative actions.

Why

The product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the product's installer, administrator, or maintainer, but the default is not secure.

How

An attacker operating through an adjacent network may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
an adjacent network → Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Adjacent
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-1188 ↗

CWE-1188: Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. The product initializes or sets a resource with a default that is intended to be changed by the product's installer, administrator, or maintainer, but the default is not secure.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVAdjacentAttack vector: The attacker must be on an adjacent or logically close network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
UnauthenticatedCWE-1188
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
RUGGEDCOM i800; RUGGEDCOM i800NC; RUGGEDCOM i801; RUGGEDCOM i801NC; RUGGEDCOM i802; RUGGEDCOM i802NC; RUGGEDCOM i803; RUGGEDCOM i803NC; RUGGEDCOM M969; RUGGEDCOM M969NC; RUGGEDCOM M2100; RUGGEDCOM M2100NC; RUGGEDCOM M2200; RUGGEDCOM M2200NC; RUGGEDCOM RMC30; RUGGEDCOM RMC30NC; RUGGEDCOM RMC8388 V4.X; RUGGEDCOM RMC8388 V5.X; RUGGEDCOM RMC8388NC V4.X; RUGGEDCOM RMC8388NC V5.X; RUGGEDCOM RP110; RUGGEDCOM RP110NC; RUGGEDCOM RS400; RUGGEDCOM RS400NC; RUGGEDCOM RS401; RUGGEDCOM RS401NC; RUGGEDCOM RS416; RUGGEDCOM RS416NC; RUGGEDCOM RS416NCv2 V4.X; RUGGEDCOM RS416NCv2 V5.X; and 223 more
Fixed
No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
Action
Update to V3.0.2 or later version
Workaround
A mitigation or workaround reference is available from the source linked below; validate it against the affected product and version.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 26 Dec 2017 · Last source change 12 Aug 2025, 11:10 UTC · CWE-1188 · Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-09-01
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2017-4275
Product sourceVendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed from no authoritative guidance recorded to authoritative remediation link · mitigation.
    Before
    no authoritative guidance recorded
    After
    authoritative remediation link · mitigation
    af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ↗
  2. Remediation statusRemediation status changed from Awaiting fix to Mitigation available.
    Before
    Awaiting fix
    After
    Mitigation available
    af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ↗
  3. ENISA EUVD mappingEUVD-2017-4275 was added to the official ENISA EUVD mapping for this CVE.
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    {"euvdId":"EUVD-2017-4275"}
    ENISA EUVD ↗
  4. Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.
    CNA ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Mitigation reference recorded
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2017-4275↗Vendor CSAF · Siemens ProductCERT↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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