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CVE-2025-41666 (GCVE-0-2025-41666)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-08 07:03 – Updated: 2025-07-08 14:28
VLAI
Title
Phoenix Contact: File access due to the replacement of a critical file used by the watchdog
Summary
A low privileged remote attacker with file access can replace a critical file used by the watchdog to get read, write and execute access to any file on the device after the watchdog has been initialized.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-07-08 14:23 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
PHOENIX CONTACT AXC F 1152 Affected: 0 , < 2025.0.2 (semver)
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PHOENIX CONTACT AXC F 2152 Affected: 0 , < 2025.0.2 (semver)
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PHOENIX CONTACT AXC F 3152 Affected: 0 , < 2025.0.2 (semver)
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PHOENIX CONTACT BPC 9102S Affected: 0 , < 2025.0.2 (semver)
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PHOENIX CONTACT RFC 4072S Affected: 0 , < 2025.0.2 (semver)
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