CVE-2026-44093

Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability in /etc/init.d/user-applications via user-application start script

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: July 30, 2026 at 06:48 AM UTC

Updated: October 23, 2026 at 10:10 PM UTC

4 products affected across 1 vendorCHARX SEC-3100CHARX SEC-3000CHARX SEC-3150

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the init-script for user-applications allows a low-privileged local user to execute arbitrary commands as root, resulting in full system compromise.

Affected

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

CHARX SEC-3000 · Phoenix Contact

90%

1.0.0 ≤ v < 1.9.11.0.0

Affected range stops below 1.9.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

CHARX SEC-3050 · Phoenix Contact

90%

1.0.0 ≤ v < 1.9.11.0.0

Affected range stops below 1.9.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

CHARX SEC-3100 · Phoenix Contact

90%

1.0.0 ≤ v < 1.9.11.0.0

Affected range stops below 1.9.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

CHARX SEC-3150 · Phoenix Contact

90%

1.0.0 ≤ v < 1.9.11.0.0

Affected range stops below 1.9.1, 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.

References (1)

Source: [email protected]

https://www.certvde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2026-008/

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

StatusDEFERRED

CWE

CWE-78

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