Phoenix Contact: CHARX-SEC3xxx Charge controllers vulnerable to privilege escalation
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-732Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An authenticated attacker can use this vulnerability to perform a privilege escalation to gain root access.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00395 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed CHARX SEC-3000 (PHOENIX CONTACT): 1.7.0CHARX SEC-3050 (PHOENIX CONTACT): 1.7.0+2 more products
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 | CHARX SEC-3000 | before 1.7.0 | 1.7.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| Phoenix Contact | CHARX SEC-3050 | before 1.7.0 | 1.7.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| Phoenix Contact | CHARX SEC-3100 | before 1.7.0 | 1.7.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| Phoenix Contact | CHARX SEC-3150 | before 1.7.0 | 1.7.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- CHARX SEC-3000 VendorPhoenix Contact Affected before 1.7.0 Fixed in 1.7.0 Patch available CNA
- CHARX SEC-3050 VendorPhoenix Contact Affected before 1.7.0 Fixed in 1.7.0 Patch available CNA
- CHARX SEC-3100 VendorPhoenix Contact Affected before 1.7.0 Fixed in 1.7.0 Patch available CNA
- CHARX SEC-3150 VendorPhoenix Contact Affected before 1.7.0 Fixed in 1.7.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA CHARX SEC-3000 (PHOENIX CONTACT) Fixed in 1.7.0
- Fix · CNA CHARX SEC-3050 (PHOENIX CONTACT) Fixed in 1.7.0
- Fix · CNA CHARX SEC-3100 (PHOENIX CONTACT) Fixed in 1.7.0
- Fix · CNA CHARX SEC-3150 (PHOENIX CONTACT) Fixed in 1.7.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-11497
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4jf3-hxmq-5r2f
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-2024-11497 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-11497 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4jf3-hxmq-5r2f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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