CVE-2024-6788

criticalpriority · track · 39OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.005 · 43 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.50% (43rd) EPSS

CVSS 9.8 · critical

Is it mine?

20 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

Fixedphoenix_contact_psirt
Phoenix Contact strongly recommends upgrading affected charge controllers to firmware version 1.6.3 or higher which fixes these vulnerabilities.
Workaroundphoenix_contact_psirt
Phoenix Contact recommends operating network-capable devices in closed networks or protected with a suitable firewall. For detailed information on our recommendations for measures to protect network-capable devices, please refer to General Recommendation.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

9.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.6–9.8

v3.19.8criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 5.9

v3.18.6highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.18.6highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Hsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.18.6highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Hsecondary · info@cert.vde.comexploitability 3.9 · impact 4.7

v3.18.6highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:Hsecondary · Phoenix Contact PSIRT DE

v3.19criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical Impact: partialcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-1188USCWE-1392USCWE-1392US

affected products (20)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

PHOENIX CONTACT CHARX SEC-30000 → 1.6.3enisa_euvdEU
PHOENIX CONTACT CHARX SEC-30500 → 1.6.3enisa_euvdEU
PHOENIX CONTACT CHARX SEC-31000 → 1.6.3enisa_euvdEU
PHOENIX CONTACT CHARX SEC-31500 → 1.6.3enisa_euvdEU
Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG CHARX SEC-3000≤ 1.6.3fstec_bduRU
Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG CHARX SEC-3050≤ 1.6.3fstec_bduRU
Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG CHARX SEC-3100≤ 1.6.3fstec_bduRU
Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG CHARX SEC-3150≤ 1.6.3fstec_bduRU
phoenixcontact charx sec-3000 firmware< 1.6.3nvdUScpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:charx_sec-3000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phoenixcontact charx sec-3050 firmware< 1.6.3nvdUScpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:charx_sec-3050_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phoenixcontact charx sec-3100 firmware< 1.6.3nvdUScpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:charx_sec-3100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
phoenixcontact charx sec-3150 firmware< 1.6.3nvdUScpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:charx_sec-3150_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Firmware 1.6.3 installed on CHARX SEC-3000all versionsfixedphoenix_contact_psirtDE
Firmware 1.6.3 installed on CHARX SEC-3050all versionsfixedphoenix_contact_psirtDE
Firmware 1.6.3 installed on CHARX SEC-3100all versionsfixedphoenix_contact_psirtDE
Firmware 1.6.3 installed on CHARX SEC-3150all versionsfixedphoenix_contact_psirtDE
Firmware <1.6.3 installed on CHARX SEC-3000all versionsphoenix_contact_psirtDE
Firmware <1.6.3 installed on CHARX SEC-3050all versionsphoenix_contact_psirtDE
Firmware <1.6.3 installed on CHARX SEC-3100all versionsphoenix_contact_psirtDE
Firmware <1.6.3 installed on CHARX SEC-3150all versionsphoenix_contact_psirtDE

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

VDE-2024-022Phoenix Contact: Security Advisory for CHARX-SEC3xxx Charge controllers2024-08-13csaf · phoenix_contact_psirtDE
Start sequence for firewall service allows attack during the boot process. Password is reset to default when the device undergoes a firmware upgrade.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu nvd phoenix_contact_psirt NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2024-08-13modified 2026-06-17

references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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