CVE-2024-11497Network attack vector

Root privilege escalation via improper file permissions

Published Jan 14, 2025 · Updated Jan 14, 2025

Privilege escalation in Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3xxx firmware before 1.7.0 allows remote authenticated users to gain root access. The firmware assigns improper permissions to a critical file accessible to the low-privileged user-app account; Phoenix Contact does not identify the file or operation. Successful exploitation grants full control of the controller, but it requires valid user-app access to a network-reachable management interface.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.38%
Next 30 days · Sep 17, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Privilege escalation in Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3xxx firmware before 1.7.0 allows remote authenticated users to gain root access. The firmware assigns improper permissions to a critical file accessible to the low-privileged user-app account; Phoenix Contact does not identify the file or operation. Successful exploitation grants full control of the controller, but it requires valid user-app access to a network-reachable management interface.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-11497
Published
Jan 14, 2025
Updated
Jan 14, 2025
Vendor
Phoenix Contact
Product
CHARX SEC-3100
Classifications
CWE-732, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 14, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 14, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.7.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Phoenix Contact · CHARX SEC-3100version=0 <1.7.0
Phoenix Contact · CHARX SEC-3150version=0 <1.7.0
Phoenix Contact · CHARX SEC-3050version=0 <1.7.0
Phoenix Contact · CHARX SEC-3000version=0 <1.7.0

Published CVSS scores

8.8CERT@VDECVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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Technologies

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