Teltonika RUT950 (RUT950)
Documentation-based security assessment — pending evidence completion and administrator review. No overall grade is assigned.
Device
- Product: Teltonika RUT950
- Brand: Teltonika
- Model: RUT950
- Type: Router
- Operating system: RutOS
- Website: Official model documentation
- Exact commercial release date: unverified
Device security
| Criterion | Assessment | Evidence | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Known hardware tampering | Unscored — insufficient evidence | Source | Unscored: physical reset is documented, but this does not establish the frequency of malicious hardware tampering. |
| Known vulnerabilities | Very common | Source | Multiple historical CVE patches are listed. This rating concerns documented vulnerability history; it does not mean patched firmware remains vulnerable. |
| Prior attacks | Unscored — insufficient evidence | Source | Unscored: model-specific exploitation frequency has not been established. A disclosure or patch list alone is insufficient. |
| Updatability | Rare | Source | RUT9_R_00.07.06.21 (2026-04-15) is listed. Recent updates are sparse and the model is in EOL transition; support has not yet ended. Availability does not prove installation. |
System security
| Criterion | Assessment | Evidence | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authentication with other systems | Partial | Source | Certificate-based services are configurable; universal mutual authentication across interfaces is not established. |
| Communications | No encryption | Source | Scope: documented management defaults. HTTP and HTTPS are enabled, but HTTPS redirection defaults off. Plain HTTP remains possible; this is not a claim that all traffic lacks encryption. |
| Storage encryption | Unscored — insufficient evidence | Source | Unscored: whole-flash encryption has not been established. Encrypted backup export does not demonstrate encryption of resident flash. |
User authentication
| Criterion | Assessment | Evidence | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Account management | Full | Source | Separate WebUI users and editable read/write permission groups are documented. SSH users have separate constraints. |
| Authentication | Basic | Source | Password authentication is the baseline. Stronger optional methods require configuration; deployed settings were not tested. |
| Brute-force protection | Exist | Source | IP blocking for failed SSH/WebUI logins defaults on, with a configurable threshold of 10 attempts. |
| Event logging | Partial logging | Source | Login-attempt source, protocol and status are documented. Persistent retention and complete access auditing remain unverified. |
| Passwords | Require change after setup with complexity requirements | Source | First WebUI login requires changing the default password. Minimum eight characters with uppercase, lowercase and a digit are documented. |
Scope and evidence gaps
Documentation review dated 2026-10-24; no hands-on testing. Criteria describe the cited model manuals and firmware histories, not every installed configuration. Unknown values are intentionally unscored and require administrator review. The exact commercial release date has not been verified and is left blank.
The vendor EOL table lists support through 2028-07-31. EOL does not mean support has already ceased.
Firmware compatibility differs for legacy-design product codes. Check the hardware code and firmware branch against the download-page warnings before updating.
Hardware-tampering frequency, flash encryption and real-world attack frequency are not established by the reviewed evidence. The assessment deliberately omits an overall score until those gaps are resolved.
