CVE-2020-12518
Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions before 2021.0 LTS: An attacker can use the knowledge gained by reading the insufficiently protected sensitive information to plan further attacks.
On Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions before 2021.0 LTS an attacker can use the knowledge gained by reading the insufficiently protected sensitive information to plan further attacks.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions before 2021.0 LTS: An attacker can use the knowledge gained by reading the insufficiently protected sensitive information to plan further attacks.
On Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions before 2021.0 LTS an attacker can use the knowledge gained by reading the insufficiently protected sensitive information to plan further attacks.
- Record
CVE-2020-12518- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-4820
On Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions before 2021.0 LTS an attacker can use the knowledge gained by reading the insufficiently protected sensitive information to plan further attacks.
- Record
EUVD-2020-4820- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2g4f-r7cc-55q9 No score
On Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions before 2021.0 LTS an attacker can use the...
On Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions before 2021.0 LTS an attacker can use the knowledge gained by reading the insufficiently protected sensitive information to plan further attacks.
- Record
GHSA-2g4f-r7cc-55q9- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
On Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions before 2021.0 LTS an attacker can use the knowledge gained by reading the insufficiently protected sensitive information to plan further attacks.
- Record
CVE-2020-12518- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-12518 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Phoenix Contact Axc F 1152 (1151412), published December 17, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.75%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.