CVE-2025-24005

Local Privilege Escalation via Vulnerable SSH Script

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 8, 2025 at 06:59 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:57 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 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A local attacker with a local user account can leverage a vulnerable script via SSH to escalate privileges to root due to improper input validation.

Affected

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

v < 1.7.3
Affected range stops below 1.7.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
phoenixcontact-charx-sec-3000 (same device)
v < 1.7.3
Affected range stops below 1.7.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
phoenixcontact-charx-sec-3050 (same device)
v < 1.7.3
Affected range stops below 1.7.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
phoenixcontact-charx-sec-3100 (same device)
v < 1.7.3
Affected range stops below 1.7.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
phoenixcontact-charx-sec-3150 (same device)
0.0.0 ≤ v < 1.7.30.0.0
Affected range stops below 1.7.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
0.0.0 ≤ v < 1.7.30.0.0
Affected range stops below 1.7.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
0.0.0 ≤ v < 1.7.30.0.0
Affected range stops below 1.7.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
0.0.0 ≤ v < 1.7.30.0.0
Affected range stops below 1.7.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

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.

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

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-20

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