CVE-2024-6788
Phoenix Contact: update feature from CHARX controller can be used to reset a low privilege user password
A remote unauthenticated attacker can use the firmware update feature on the LAN interface of the device to reset the password for the predefined, low-privileged user “user-app” to the default password.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Phoenix Contact: update feature from CHARX controller can be used to reset a low privilege user password
A remote unauthenticated attacker can use the firmware update feature on the LAN interface of the device to reset the password for the predefined, low-privileged user “user-app” to the default password.
- Record
CVE-2024-6788- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1392
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-47818
A remote unauthenticated attacker can use the firmware update feature on the LAN interface of the device to reset the password for the predefined, low-privileged user “user-app” to the default password.
- Record
EUVD-2024-47818- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xpwm-vrv5-5mgm
A remote unauthenticated attacker can use the firmware update feature on the LAN interface of the...
A remote unauthenticated attacker can use the firmware update feature on the LAN interface of the device to reset the password for the predefined, low-privileged user “user-app” to the default password.
- Record
GHSA-xpwm-vrv5-5mgm- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1188, CWE-1392
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A remote unauthenticated attacker can use the firmware update feature on the LAN interface of the device to reset the password for the predefined, low-privileged user “user-app” to the default password.
- Record
CVE-2024-6788- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - 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-1392
- 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 3150
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-6788 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Phoenix Contact Charx Sec-3000, published August 13, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.