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8.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2017-12736
Siemens Ruggedcom SCALANCE Discovery Protocol Write Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 26, 2017, 4:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 12, 2025, 12:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-12736 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Siemens scalance_xm408-4c_firmware
2 Siemens scalance_xm408-8c_firmware
3 Siemens scalance_xm416-4c_firmware
4 Siemens scalance_xr528-6m_firmware
5 Siemens scalance_xr552-12m_firmware
6 Siemens scalance_xp-200_firmware
7 Siemens scalance_xc-200_firmware
8 Siemens ruggedcom_ros
9 Siemens scalance_xb-200_firmware
10 Siemens scalance_xf204_firmware
11 Siemens scalance_xr300-wg_firmware
12 Siemens scalance_xr-500_firmware
13 Siemens scalance_xm-400_firmware
14 Siemens scalance_xc206-2g_poe_firmware
15 Siemens scalance_xc206-2sfp_firmware
16 Siemens scalance_xc206-2sfp_eec_firmware
17 Siemens scalance_xc206-2sfp_g_firmware
18 Siemens scalance_xc206-2sfp_g_eec_firmware
19 Siemens scalance_xc208_firmware
20 Siemens scalance_xc216_firmware
21 Siemens scalance_xc216-3g_poe_firmware
22 Siemens scalance_xc216-4c_firmware
23 Siemens scalance_xc216-4c_g_firmware
24 Siemens scalance_xc216-4c_g_eec_firmware
25 Siemens scalance_xc216eec_firmware
26 Siemens scalance_xc224_firmware
27 Siemens scalance_xc224-4c_g_firmware
28 Siemens scalance_xc224-4c_g_eec_firmware
29 Siemens scalance_xf204_dna_firmware
30 Siemens scalance_xf204-2ba_firmware
31 Siemens scalance_xp208_firmware
32 Siemens scalance_xp208eec_firmware
33 Siemens scalance_xp208poe_eec_firmware
34 Siemens scalance_xp216_firmware
35 Siemens scalance_xp216eec_firmware
36 Siemens scalance_xp216poe_eec_firmware
37 Siemens siplus_net_scalance_xc206-2_firmware
38 Siemens siplus_net_scalance_xc206-2sfp_firmware
39 Siemens siplus_net_scalance_xc208_firmware
40 Siemens siplus_net_scalance_xc216-4c_firmware
41 Siemens scalance_xc208eec_firmware
42 Siemens scalance_xc208g_firmware
43 Siemens scalance_xc208g_eec_firmware
44 Siemens scalance_xc208g_poe_firmware
45 Siemens scalance_xf204-2ba_dna_firmware
46 Siemens scalance_xr326-2c_poe_wg_firmware
47 Siemens scalance_xb-200
48 Siemens scalance_xc-200
49 Siemens scalance_xp-200
50 Siemens scalance_xm-400
51 Siemens scalance_xr300-wg
52 Siemens scalance_xr-500
53 Siemens ruggedcom_rsl910
54 Siemens ruggedcom
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 54
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-12736.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101041 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039463 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039464 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-856721.html
https://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-856721.pdf Issue Tracking Mitigation Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101041 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039463 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039464 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-856721.pdf Issue Tracking Mitigation Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-12736 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-12736 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-12736 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-12736 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROS for RSL910 devices (All versions < ROS V5.0.1), RUGGEDCOM ROS for all other devices (All versions < ROS V4.3.4), SCALANCE XB-200/XC-200/XP-200/XR300-WG (All versions between V3.0 (including) and V3.0.2 (excluding)), SCALANCE XR-500/XM-400 (All versions between V6.1 (including) and V6.1.1 (excluding)). After initial configuration, the Ruggedcom Discovery Protocol (RCDP) is still able to writeto the device under certain conditions, potentially allowing users located in the adjacentnetwork of the targeted device to perform unauthorized administrative actions. 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.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-1188
    Removed CWE CWE-20
    Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-856721.html
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101041
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039463
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039464
    Added Reference https://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-856721.pdf
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Siemens AG CWE-20
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-665
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 01, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROS for RSL910 devices, RUGGEDCOM ROS for all other devices, SCALANCE XB-200/XC-200/XP-200/XR300-WG, SCALANCE XR-500/XM-400. After initial configuration, the Ruggedcom Discovery Protocol (RCDP) is still able to writeto the device under certain conditions, potentially allowing users located in the adjacent network of the targeted device to perform unauthorized administrative actions. A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROS for RSL910 devices (All versions < ROS V5.0.1), RUGGEDCOM ROS for all other devices (All versions < ROS V4.3.4), SCALANCE XB-200/XC-200/XP-200/XR300-WG (All versions between V3.0 (including) and V3.0.2 (excluding)), SCALANCE XR-500/XM-400 (All versions between V6.1 (including) and V6.1.1 (excluding)). After initial configuration, the Ruggedcom Discovery Protocol (RCDP) is still able to writeto the device under certain conditions, potentially allowing users located in the adjacentnetwork of the targeted device to perform unauthorized administrative actions.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 24, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A vulnerability has been identified in the following Siemens products: RUGGEDCOM ROS for RSL910 devices: All versions < ROS v5.0.1, RUGGEDCOM ROS for all other devices: All versions < ROS v4.3.4, SCALANCE XB-200/XC-200/XP-200/XR300-WG: All versions >= v3.0, SCALANCE XR-500/XM-400: All versions >= v6.1. After initial configuration, the Ruggedcom Discovery Protocol (RCDP) is still able to write to the device under certain conditions, potentially allowing users located in the adjacent network of the targeted device to perform unauthorized administrative actions. A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM ROS for RSL910 devices, RUGGEDCOM ROS for all other devices, SCALANCE XB-200/XC-200/XP-200/XR300-WG, SCALANCE XR-500/XM-400. After initial configuration, the Ruggedcom Discovery Protocol (RCDP) is still able to writeto the device under certain conditions, potentially allowing users located in the adjacent network of the targeted device to perform unauthorized administrative actions.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039464 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039464 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039463 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039463 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101041 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101041 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-856721.pdf No Types Assigned https://www.siemens.com/cert/pool/cert/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-856721.pdf Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_xb-200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_xb-200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_xc-200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_xc-200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_xp-200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_xp-200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_xr300-wg_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_xr300-wg:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_xr-500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_xr-500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:scalance_xm-400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:scalance_xm-400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:ruggedcom_ros:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.0.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:ruggedcom_rsl910:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:ruggedcom_ros:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.3.4 OR cpe:2.3:h:siemens:ruggedcom:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 27, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039464 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039463 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101041 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 8.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 5.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.28 }} -0.02%

score

0.51201

percentile