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CVE-2024-28136

PHOENIX CONTACT: command injection gains root privileges using the OCPP remote service

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 14, 2024 at 08:09 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:21 AM UTC
8 products affected across 1 vendorCharx Sec 3000 FirmwareCharx Sec 3050 FirmwareCharx Sec 3150 Firmware

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A local attacker with low privileges can use a command injection vulnerability to gain root privileges due to improper input validation using the OCPP Remote service.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Charx Sec 3000 Firmware· Phoenix Contact
95%
v ≤ 1.5.1
phoenixcontact-charx-sec-3000 (same device)
Charx Sec 3050 Firmware· Phoenix Contact
95%
v ≤ 1.5.1
phoenixcontact-charx-sec-3050 (same device)
Charx Sec 3100 Firmware· Phoenix Contact
95%
v ≤ 1.5.1
phoenixcontact-charx-sec-3100 (same device)
Charx Sec 3150 Firmware· Phoenix Contact
95%
v ≤ 1.5.1
phoenixcontact-charx-sec-3150 (same device)
CHARX SEC-3000· Phoenix Contact
60%
v ≤ 1.5.1
CHARX SEC-3050· Phoenix Contact
60%
v ≤ 1.5.1
CHARX SEC-3100· Phoenix Contact
60%
v ≤ 1.5.1
CHARX SEC-3150· Phoenix Contact
60%
v ≤ 1.5.1

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2024-019

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCERTVDE
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-77

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