# Hard-coded cryptographic key in Siemens RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) EU and others

CVE record · `CVE-2023-44318`

- **Identifiers:** `CVE-2023-44318`
- **State:** Confirmed
- **Severity:** CVSS 6.9 Medium
- **Critical:** No
- **CNA:** siemens
- **Weakness (CWE):** [CWE-321](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/321.html)
- **Tags:** [Hard-coded credentials](https://agentprime.io/advisories/tag/hard-coded-credentials.md)
- **Technologies:** [Siemens RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) EU](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-ruggedcom-rm1224-lte-4g-eu.md) · [Siemens RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) NAM](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-ruggedcom-rm1224-lte-4g-nam.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE M804PB](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-m804pb.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-m812-1-adsl-router.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-m816-1-adsl-router.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE M826-2 SHDSL-Router](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-m826-2-shdsl-router.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE M874-2](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-m874-2.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE M874-3](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-m874-3.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE M876-3](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-m876-3.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE M876-3 (ROK)](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-m876-3-rok.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE M876-4](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-m876-4.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE M876-4 (EU)](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-m876-4-eu.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE M876-4 (NAM)](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-m876-4-nam.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE MUM853-1 (EU)](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-mum853-1-eu.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE MUM856-1 (EU)](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-mum856-1-eu.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE MUM856-1 (RoW)](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-mum856-1-row.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE S615 EEC LAN-Router](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-s615-eec-lan-router.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE S615 LAN-Router](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-s615-lan-router.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE XB205-3 (SC, PN)](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-xb205-3-sc-pn.md) · [Siemens SCALANCE XB205-3 (ST, E/IP)](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/siemens-scalance-xb205-3-st-e-ip.md)
- **Published:** 14 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 25 Feb 2026
- **Reviewed by a person:** No

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: siemens) at 14 Nov 2023, 11:03 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

## Affected products, as the CNA wrote them

- Vendor: Siemens. Product: RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) EU.
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) NAM.
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE M804PB.
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router.
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router.
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router.
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router.
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE M826-2 SHDSL-Router.
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE M874-2.
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE M874-3.
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE M876-3.
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE M876-3 (ROK).
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE M876-4.
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE M876-4 (EU).
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE M876-4 (NAM).
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE MUM853-1 (EU).
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE MUM856-1 (EU).
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE MUM856-1 (RoW).
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE S615 EEC LAN-Router.
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE S615 LAN-Router.
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE XB205-3 (SC, PN).
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE XB205-3 (ST, E/IP).
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE XB205-3 (ST, E/IP).
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE XB205-3 (ST, PN).
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE XB205-3LD (SC, E/IP).
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE XB205-3LD (SC, PN).
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE XB206-2 (SC).
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE XB206-2 (ST/BFOC).
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE XB206-2 LD.
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE XB206-2 SC.
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE XB206-2 ST.
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE XB206-2LD.
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE XB208 (E/IP).
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE XB208 (PN).
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE XB213-3 (SC, E/IP).
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE XB213-3 (SC, PN).
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE XB213-3 (ST, E/IP).
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE XB213-3 (ST, PN).
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE XB213-3LD (SC, E/IP).
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown
- Vendor: Siemens. Product: SCALANCE XB213-3LD (SC, PN).
  - affected: `before *` (custom)
  - Other versions: unknown

And 71 more products. The full list is on the CVE record: <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44318>

## Not analysed yet

We haven’t published our own analysis of this CVE. If a person reviews it, this page will say what’s affected and what has to be true for it to matter.

## Severity and exploitation

- 4.9 Medium, CVSS 3.1: `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`, from CNA (siemens)
- 6.9 Medium, CVSS 4.0: `CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`, from CNA (siemens) (used for this record)

- **CISA KEV:** Not listed.
- **EPSS:** 0.0069, the 52nd percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

## Timeline

This record came from the full history of the CVE Program, published 14 Nov 2023. New records show when each source confirmed them.

## Sources

- [CVE List: CVE-2023-44318](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44318)
- [NVD: CVE-2023-44318](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44318)

### References from the CNA

- <https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-699386.pdf>
- <https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-180704.pdf>
- <https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-180704.html>
- <https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-353002.html>
- <https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-690517.html>

Facts on this page come from the CVE List as the CNA published them, with CVSS from the sources named above, CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. Vendors, products and versions are shown as the CNA wrote them. We don’t reproduce the CVE’s description.

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