CVE-2024-28133
PHOENIX CONTACT: Privilege escalation in CHARX Series
7.8 High
A local low privileged attacker can use an untrusted search path in a CHARX system utility to gain root privileges.
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
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
0.38%Up 0.3 points since May 15, 2024
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
PHOENIX CONTACT: Privilege escalation in CHARX Series
A local low privileged attacker can use an untrusted search path in a CHARX system utility to gain root
privileges.
- Record
CVE-2024-28133- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-25280
A local low privileged attacker can use an untrusted search path in a CHARX system utility to gain root
privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2024-25280- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j4qc-xg6g-j9fh
A local low privileged attacker can use an untrusted search path in...
A local low privileged attacker can use an untrusted search path in a CHARX system utility to gain root
privileges.
- Record
GHSA-j4qc-xg6g-j9fh- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A local low privileged attacker can use an untrusted search path in a CHARX system utility to gain root
privileges.
- Record
CVE-2024-28133- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- phoenix contact charx sec-3000
- phoenix contact charx sec-3050
- phoenix contact charx sec-3100
- phoenix contact charx sec-3150
- phoenixcontact charx sec-3000 firmware
- phoenixcontact charx sec-3050 firmware
- phoenixcontact charx sec-3100 firmware
- phoenixcontact charx sec-3150 firmware
- phoenixcontact charx sec 3000
- phoenixcontact charx sec 3050
- phoenixcontact charx sec 3100
- phoenixcontact charx sec 3150
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-2024-28133 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Phoenix Contact Charx Sec-3000, published May 14, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.