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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2024-26002 json

PHOENIX CONTACT: File ownership manipulation in CHARX Series

published 2024-03-12 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-23298

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 17%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An improper input validation in the Qualcom plctool allows a local attacker with low privileges to gain root access by changing the ownership of specific files.

Patch / fix

  • phoenixcontact charx_sec-3000_firmware 1.5.1
  • phoenixcontact charx_sec-3050_firmware 1.5.1
  • phoenixcontact charx_sec-3100_firmware 1.5.1
  • phoenixcontact charx_sec-3150_firmware 1.5.1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • PHOENIX CONTACT CHARX SEC-3000
  • PHOENIX CONTACT CHARX SEC-3050
  • PHOENIX CONTACT CHARX SEC-3100
  • PHOENIX CONTACT CHARX SEC-3150
  • phoenixcontact charx_sec_3000
  • phoenixcontact charx_sec_3050
  • phoenixcontact charx_sec_3100
  • phoenixcontact charx_sec_3150

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.