Vulnerability · Published Jul 30, 2026 · Assigned by CERTVDE
CVE-2026-44094Fallback to second RAUC slot with default credentials
High 8.6
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw 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 0.5% (higher than 39% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.6High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 60.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An unauthenticated remote attacker can enforce the system to fall back to a firmware partition with an insecure configuration including default credentials. This could allow the attacker to gain SSH access to the system as an unprivileged user "user-app". Charging could be interrupted.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Contact | CHARX SEC-3150 | 1.0.0 – before 1.9.1 |
| Phoenix Contact | CHARX SEC-3100 | 1.0.0 – before 1.9.1 |
| Phoenix Contact | CHARX SEC-3050 | 1.0.0 – before 1.9.1 |
| Phoenix Contact | CHARX SEC-3000 | 1.0.0 – before 1.9.1 |
Weakness: CWE-636 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H