Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-44099
Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3000Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3050Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3100Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150
Local Privilege Escalation via pppd password injection
CVSS 4.0
8.5High
Official description
A privilege escalation vulnerability in the system configuration allows a low-privileged local user to execute arbitrary commands as root, resulting in full system compromise.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.5High | 4.0 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (CERTVDE) | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 7.8High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (CERTVDE) | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Contact | CHARX SEC-3000 | 1.0.0 ≤ v < 1.9.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact | CHARX SEC-3050 | 1.0.0 ≤ v < 1.9.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact | CHARX SEC-3100 | 1.0.0 ≤ v < 1.9.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact | CHARX SEC-3150 | 1.0.0 ≤ v < 1.9.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
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Details
- Published
- 2026-07-30
- Last updated
- 2026-07-30
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- CERTVDE
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.19%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
9%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')