Vulnerability · Published Jul 8, 2025 · Assigned by CERTVDE
CVE-2025-24006Privilege Escalation via Insecure SSH Permissions
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in CHARX SEC-3000 from Phoenix Contact. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A low privileged local attacker can leverage insecure permissions via SSH on the affected devices to escalate privileges to root.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Contact | CHARX SEC-3150 | 0.0.0 – before 1.7.3 |
| Phoenix Contact | CHARX SEC-3100 | 0.0.0 – before 1.7.3 |
| Phoenix Contact | CHARX SEC-3050 | 0.0.0 – before 1.7.3 |
| Phoenix Contact | CHARX SEC-3000 | 0.0.0 – before 1.7.3 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H