CVE-2023-46141
Phoenix Contact: Automation Worx and classic line controllers prone to Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in multiple products of the PHOENIX CONTACT classic line allow an remote unauthenticated attacker to gain full access of the affected device.
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
Phoenix Contact: Automation Worx and classic line controllers prone to Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in multiple products of the PHOENIX CONTACT classic line allow an remote unauthenticated attacker to gain full access of the affected device.
- Record
CVE-2023-46141- 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-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-50384
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in multiple products of the PHOENIX CONTACT classic line allow an remote unauthenticated attacker to gain full access of the affected device.
- Record
EUVD-2023-50384- 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
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c4vw-934c-jc76
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in multiple products of the...
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in multiple products of the PHOENIX CONTACT classic line allow an remote unauthenticated attacker to gain full access of the affected device.
- Record
GHSA-c4vw-934c-jc76- 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-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability in multiple products of the PHOENIX CONTACT classic line allow an remote unauthenticated attacker to gain full access of the affected device.
- Record
CVE-2023-46141- 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-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- phoenix contact automation worx software suite
- phoenix contact axc 1050
- phoenix contact axc 1050 xc
- phoenix contact axc 3050
- phoenix contact config+
- phoenix contact fc 350 pci eth
- phoenix contact ilc 3xx
- phoenix contact ilc1x0
- phoenix contact ilc1x1
- phoenix contact pc worx
- phoenix contact pc worx express
- phoenix contact pc worx rt basic
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- phoenix contact pc worx srt
- phoenix contact rfc 430 eth-ib
- phoenix contact rfc 450 eth-ib
- phoenix contact rfc 460r pn 3tx
- phoenix contact rfc 470s pn 3tx
- phoenix contact rfc 480s pn 4tx
- phoenixcontact automationworx software suite
- phoenixcontact axc 1050 firmware
- phoenixcontact axc 1050 xc firmware
- phoenixcontact axc 3050 firmware
- phoenixcontact config\+
- phoenixcontact fc 350 pci eth firmware
- phoenixcontact ilc1x0 firmware
- phoenixcontact ilc1x1 firmware
- phoenixcontact ilc 3xx firmware
- phoenixcontact pc worx
- phoenixcontact pc worx express
- phoenixcontact pc worx rt basic firmware
- phoenixcontact pc worx srt
- phoenixcontact rfc 430 eth-ib firmware
- phoenixcontact rfc 450 eth-ib firmware
- phoenixcontact rfc 460r pn 3tx firmware
- phoenixcontact rfc 470s pn 3tx firmware
- phoenixcontact rfc 480s pn 4tx firmware
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2023-46141 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Phoenix Contact Automation Worx Software Suite, published December 14, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.88%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.