Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 23, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2012-4698

Description

Siemens RuggedCom Rugged Operating System (ROS) before 3.12, ROX I OS through 1.14.5, ROX II OS through 2.3.0, and RuggedMax OS through 4.2.1.4621.22 use hardcoded private keys for SSL and SSH communication, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and decrypt network traffic by leveraging the availability of these keys within ROS files at all customer installations.

Affected products

Siemens Foundation/Ros
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:ros:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=3.11.0
Siemens Foundation/Rox Ii Os
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:rox_ii_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=2.3.0
Siemens Foundation/Rox I Os
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:rox_i_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=1.14.5
Siemens Foundation/Ruggedmax Os
cpe:2.3:o:siemens:ruggedmax_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=4.2.1.4621.22

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/nvdVendor Advisory
www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-622607.pdfnvdVendor Advisory
www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-354-01.pdfnvdUS Government Resource
ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-354-01Anvd

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