CVE-2019-9201
Phoenix Contact ILC 131 ETH, ILC 131 ETH/XC, ILC 151 ETH, ILC 151 ETH/XC, ILC 171 ETH 2TX, ILC...
Multiple Phoenix Contact devices allow remote attackers to establish TCP sessions to port 1962 and obtain sensitive information or make changes, as demonstrated by using the Create Backup feature to traverse all directories.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.8
Multiple Phoenix Contact devices allow remote attackers to establish TCP sessions to port 1962 and obtain sensitive information or make changes, as demonstrated by using the Create Backup feature to traverse all directories.
- Record
CVE-2019-9201- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-18577
9.8
Multiple Phoenix Contact devices allow remote attackers to establish TCP sessions to port 1962 and obtain sensitive information or make changes, as demonstrated by using the Create Backup feature to traverse all directories.
- Record
EUVD-2019-18577- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ww84-8v4x-pvhp
9.8
Phoenix Contact ILC 131 ETH, ILC 131 ETH/XC, ILC 151 ETH, ILC 151 ETH/XC, ILC 171 ETH 2TX, ILC...
Phoenix Contact ILC 131 ETH, ILC 131 ETH/XC, ILC 151 ETH, ILC 151 ETH/XC, ILC 171 ETH 2TX, ILC 191 ETH 2TX, ILC 191 ME/AN, and AXC 1050 devices allow remote attackers to establish TCP sessions to port 1962 and obtain sensitive information or make changes, as demonstrated by using the Create Backup feature to traverse all directories.
- Record
GHSA-ww84-8v4x-pvhp- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.8
Multiple Phoenix Contact devices allow remote attackers to establish TCP sessions to port 1962 and obtain sensitive information or make changes, as demonstrated by using the Create Backup feature to traverse all directories.
- Record
CVE-2019-9201- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-9201 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Phoenixcontact Axc 1050 Firmware, published February 26, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.16%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
medium.com/%40SergiuSechel/misconfiguration-in-ilc-gsm-gprs-devices-leaves-over-1-200-ics-devices-vulnerable-to-attacks-over-82c2d4a91561
cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2019-015
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9201
medium.com/@SergiuSechel/misconfiguration-in-ilc-gsm-gprs-devices-leaves-over-1-200-ics-devices-vulnerable-to-attacks-over-82c2d4a91561
github.com/advisories/GHSA-ww84-8v4x-pvhp