Insecure, default path permissions in PHOENIX CONTACT PC WORX SRT through 1.14 allow for local privilege escalation.
Priority LOW 34CWE-276Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Insecure, default path permissions in PHOENIX CONTACT PC WORX SRT through 1.14 allow for local privilege escalation.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00298 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:phoenixcontact:pc_worx_srt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.14 | Vulnerable | Phoenixcontact |
- cpe:2.3:a:phoenixcontact:pc_worx_srt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.14 Vulnerable ·Phoenixcontact
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-10939
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g5v7-v3p4-4vfr
References
More Phoenixcontact Pc Worx Srt vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-24782 Incorrect permission assignment in Phoenix Contact Automation Worx Software Suite CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-24784 Phoenix Contact: Classic line industrial controllers prone to inadequate integrity check of PLC CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-10939 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-10939 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g5v7-v3p4-4vfr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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