Buffer Overflow in PHOENIX CONTACT Automationworx Software Suite
Priority LOW 35CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In PHOENIX CONTACT Automationworx Software Suite up to version 1.89 manipulated PC Worx or Config+ files could lead to a heap buffer overflow and a read access violation. Availability, integrity, or confidentiality of an application programming workstation might be compromised by attacks using these vulnerabilities.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00215 11th 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
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 | Config+ | up to 1.89 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Phoenix Contact | PC Worx | up to 1.89 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Phoenix Contact | PC Worx Express | up to 1.89 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Config+ VendorPhoenix Contact Affected up to 1.89 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- PC Worx VendorPhoenix Contact Affected up to 1.89 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- PC Worx Express VendorPhoenix Contact Affected up to 1.89 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:phoenixcontact:automationworx_software_suite:1.89:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.89 | Vulnerable | Phoenixcontact |
- cpe:2.3:a:phoenixcontact:automationworx_software_suite:1.89:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.89 Vulnerable ·Phoenixcontact
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3461
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-32wr-8j36-fgw8
References
More Phoenix Contact vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2022-3461 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-3461 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-32wr-8j36-fgw8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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