CVE-2023-46142
PHOENIX CONTACT: Insufficient Read and Write Protection to Logic and Runtime Data in PLCnext Control
A incorrect permission assignment for critical resource vulnerability in PLCnext products allows an remote attacker with low privileges to gain full access on the affected devices.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- 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: Insufficient Read and Write Protection to Logic and Runtime Data in PLCnext Control
A incorrect permission assignment for critical resource vulnerability in PLCnext products allows an remote attacker with low privileges to gain full access on the affected devices.
- Record
CVE-2023-46142- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-50385
A incorrect permission assignment for critical resource vulnerability in PLCnext products allows an remote attacker with low privileges to gain full access on the affected devices.
- Record
EUVD-2023-50385- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m643-p8j3-4h5x
A incorrect permission assignment for critical resource vulnerability in PLCnext products allows...
A incorrect permission assignment for critical resource vulnerability in PLCnext products allows an remote attacker with low privileges to gain full access on the affected devices.
- Record
GHSA-m643-p8j3-4h5x- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A incorrect permission assignment for critical resource vulnerability in PLCnext products allows an remote attacker with low privileges to gain full access on the affected devices.
- Record
CVE-2023-46142- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- phoenix contact axc f 1152
- phoenix contact axc f 2152
- phoenix contact axc f 3152
- phoenix contact bpc 9102s
- phoenix contact epc 1502
- phoenix contact epc 1522
- phoenix contact plcnext engineer
- phoenix contact rfc 4072r
- phoenix contact rfc 4072s
- phoenixcontact axc f 1152 firmware
- phoenixcontact axc f 2152 firmware
- phoenixcontact axc f 3152 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-2023-46142 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Phoenix Contact Axc F 1152, published December 14, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.74%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.