Vulnerability · Published May 14, 2024 · Assigned by CERTVDE

CVE-2024-28137PHOENIX CONTACT: privilege escalation due to a TOCTOU vulnerability in the CHARX Series

High 7.8

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 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 83.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A local attacker with low privileges can perform a privilege escalation with an init script due to a TOCTOU vulnerability.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
PHOENIX CONTACT CHARX SEC-3000 0 – through 1.5.1
PHOENIX CONTACT CHARX SEC-3050 0 – through 1.5.1
PHOENIX CONTACT CHARX SEC-3100 0 – through 1.5.1
PHOENIX CONTACT CHARX SEC-3150 0 – through 1.5.1

Weakness: CWE-367 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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