PHOENIX CONTACT: ILC 1x1 ETH Denial of Service
Priority LOW 39CWE-770Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
An unauthenticated remote attacker may use an uncontrolled resource consumption in the IEC 61131 program of the affected products by creating large amounts of network traffic that needs to be handled by the ILC. This results in a Denial-of-Service of the device.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00481 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Contact | ILC 131 | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Phoenix Contact | ILC 151 | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Phoenix Contact | ILC 171 | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Phoenix Contact | ILC 191 ETH | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- ILC 131 VendorPhoenix Contact Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- ILC 151 VendorPhoenix Contact Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- ILC 171 VendorPhoenix Contact Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- ILC 191 ETH VendorPhoenix Contact Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-25112
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v8fm-gcgr-rhrg
References
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Sources
- CVE-2018-25112 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-25112 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v8fm-gcgr-rhrg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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