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TI-2020-09994 Aliases CVE-2020-12499GHSA-7wjc-2c4g-g553

PHOENIX CONTACT PLCnext Engineer version 2020.3.1 and earlier: Improper path sanitation vulnerability.

Priority LOW 36CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

In PHOENIX CONTACT PLCnext Engineer version 2020.3.1 and earlier an improper path sanitation vulnerability exists on import of project files.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.004 34th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Phoenix ContactPLCnext Engineerup to 2020.3.1—No fix listedCNA
  • PLCnext Engineer VendorPhoenix Contact Affected up to 2020.3.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:phoenixcontact:plcnext_engineer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2020-3-1VulnerablePhoenixcontact
  • cpe:2.3:a:phoenixcontact:plcnext_engineer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2020-3-1 Vulnerable ·Phoenixcontact

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-12499
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7wjc-2c4g-g553

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2014-07463 Phoenix Contact Software ProConOs and MultiProg Missing Authentication for Critical Function CVSS 2.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2024-17093 PHOENIX CONTACT: Remote code execution in CHARX Series CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-13692 Insufficient Verification of Data Vulnerability in PHOENIX CONTACT classic line industrial controllers CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-21959 Remote code execution via uploading a malicious IODD file CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-21940 Authentication Bypass in _account_log CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-03334 PHOENIX CONTACT: OS Command Injection in WP 6xxx Web panels CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
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Sources

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