CVE-2025-41670

highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 9 %ileDEEU
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.19% (9th) EPSS
CVSS 7.8 · high
Is it mine?
42 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · phoenix_contact_psirt

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A local user with low privileges may be able to influence the behavior of a privileged system service by manipulating configuration or application-related files located in user-writable areas of the filesystem. The affected service processes data from locations that are not sufficiently protected against modification by low-privileged users. As the service runs with elevated privileges, successful exploitation may result in a local privilege escalation.

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remediations

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

A vendor fix is available.

  • Fixedphoenix_contact_psirt

    Update to PLCnext firmware version 2026.0.3 or later which fixes this vulnerability. Check regularly for firmware updates and apply them as soon as they are available for the specific device.

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cvss

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

8.7
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.3–8.7

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · info@cert.vde.comexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · Phoenix Contact PSIRT DE
v4.08.7highCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v4.08.7highCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Xsecondary · info@cert.vde.com
v4.06.3mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Xsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

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

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-427USCWE-427US
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affected products (42)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

showing 20 of 42
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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • VDE-2026-050Phoenix Contact: PLCnext Firmware Security Issues Related to APPs and Configuration Files2026-05-27csaf · phoenix_contact_psirtDE

    This advisory addresses security issues in PLCnext firmware versions prior to 2026.0.3 that are related to APP handling and the processing of configuration files. The identified vulnerabilities affect APP installation authenticity as well as the handling of configuration data in writable directories. Successful exploitation may allow authenticated attackers with different privilege levels to compromise integrity, availability, and system security of affected PLCnext Control. Both issues are resolved starting with PLCnext firmware version 2026.0.3.

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also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvdenisa_euvdphoenix_contact_psirtNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2026-05-27modified 2026-06-17
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references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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