{"id":40721,"date":"2025-05-20T03:42:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T03:42:25","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-23T17:55:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T23:55:46","slug":"cve-2025-33025-command-injection-vulnerability-in-ruggedcom-rox-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33025-command-injection-vulnerability-in-ruggedcom-rox-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-33025: Command Injection Vulnerability in RUGGEDCOM ROX Devices<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cybersecurity vulnerabilities pose a significant risk to both individuals and organizations alike. One such vulnerability, CVE-2025-33025, has been identified in a range of RUGGEDCOM ROX devices. Given the widespread use of these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20164-privilege-elevation-vulnerability-in-cisco-industrial-ethernet-switch-device-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"46312\">devices in various industries<\/a>, this vulnerability could potentially affect a significant number of users worldwide. It is of paramount <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4954-critical-file-upload-vulnerability-in-axle-demo-importer-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60721\">importance to understand how this vulnerability<\/a> works, its potential impact, and how to mitigate its risks effectively.<br \/>\nThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29509-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-jan-v0-5-14\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45551\">vulnerability is particularly critical<\/a> as it allows an attacker with root privileges to manipulate the &#8216;traceroute&#8217; tool in the web interface of the affected devices, which could lead to a full system compromise or unexpected data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-33025<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS 9.9)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: High<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: Full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-34333-critical-vulnerability-in-ami-s-spx-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"47667\">system compromise or potential<\/a> data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3448040356\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32469-command-injection-vulnerability-in-ruggedcom-rox-series\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48227\">RUGGEDCOM ROX<\/a> MX5000 | All versions < V2.16.5\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33024-command-injection-vulnerability-in-ruggedcom-rox-products\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48484\">RUGGEDCOM ROX<\/a> MX5000RE | All versions < V2.16.5\nRUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 | All versions < V2.16.5\nRUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 | All versions < V2.16.5\nRUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 | All versions < V2.16.5\nRUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 | All versions < V2.16.5\nRUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 | All versions < V2.16.5\nRUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 | All versions < V2.16.5\nRUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 | All versions < V2.16.5\nRUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 | All versions < V2.16.5\nRUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 | All versions < V2.16.5\n\n<strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4648-integrity-check-vulnerability-in-centreon-web-leading-to-potential-xss-injection\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"49895\">vulnerability lies in the &#8216;traceroute&#8217; tool within the web<\/a> interface of the aforementioned affected devices. Due to missing server-side input sanitation, the tool is susceptible to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28203-command-injection-vulnerability-in-victure-rx1800-en-v1-0-0-r12-110933\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45539\">command injection<\/a> attacks. An authenticated remote attacker can exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4559-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-isoinsight-from-netvision\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45534\">vulnerability by injecting<\/a> malicious commands that could allow them to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Consider this conceptual example of how an attacker might exploit the vulnerability:<\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4214473526\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">$ traceroute 8.8.8.8; rm -rf \/*;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31644-command-injection-vulnerability-in-icontrol-rest-and-big-ip-tmos-shell\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45543\">injecting a malicious command<\/a> (&#8216;rm -rf \/*;&#8217;) after the legitimate &#8216;traceroute&#8217; command. The injected command, when executed, would delete all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-20653-microsoft-common-log-file-system-elevation-of-privilege-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"47666\">files in the system<\/a>, leading to a complete system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are strongly advised to apply the vendor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49002-critical-vulnerability-in-dataease-bypassing-patch-for-cve-2025-32966\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60722\">patch to address this vulnerability<\/a>. In case the patch cannot be applied immediately, temporary mitigation can be achieved through the use of a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS). Users should also consider implementing least privilege principles and strong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45842-authenticated-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-nr1800x\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45702\">authentication measures to minimize the potential impact of this vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Cybersecurity vulnerabilities pose a significant risk to both individuals and organizations alike. One such vulnerability, CVE-2025-33025, has been identified in a range of RUGGEDCOM ROX devices. Given the widespread use of these devices in various industries, this vulnerability could potentially affect a significant number of users worldwide. 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