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Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-24006 · published 8 July 2025

CVE-2025-24006: Phoenixcontact charx sec-3000 firmware improper privilege management vulnerability

Phoenixcontact · Charx Sec 3000 Firmware

A low privileged local attacker can leverage insecure permissions via SSH on the affected devices to escalate privileges to root.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.11% · top 98.6% CWE-269 · Improper privilege management
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.11%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A low privileged local attacker can leverage insecure permissions via SSH on the affected devices to escalate privileges to root.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

4 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://certvde.com/de/advisories/VDE-2025-014 Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-24006), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.