Vulnerability · Published Jul 30, 2026 · Assigned by CERTVDE
CVE-2026-44105Cleartext password in logs
Medium 6.6
In plain English
A medium-severity sensitive data in logs 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)6.6Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The credentials for the local user "user-app" may be exposed in log files, potentially enabling a low-privileged local attacker with access to the logs to authenticate via SSH as the limited 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-532 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H