CVE-2026-44093

highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.002 · 9 %ileDEEU

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.19% (9th) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

12 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

3 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · phoenix_contact_psirt

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in the init-script for user-applications allows a low-privileged local user to execute arbitrary commands as root, resulting in full system compromise.

remediations

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

A vendor fix is available.

Fixedphoenix_contact_psirt
Phoenix Contact strongly recommends to upgrade to firmware version 1.9.1 which fixes these vulnerabilities.

cvss

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

8.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.9–8.5

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

v4.08.5highCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v4.08.5highCVSS:4.0/AV:L/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

v4.05.9mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/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)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-78USCWE-78US

affected products (12)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

PHOENIX CONTACT CHARX SEC-30001.0.0 → 1.9.1enisa_euvdEU
PHOENIX CONTACT CHARX SEC-30501.0.0 → 1.9.1enisa_euvdEU
PHOENIX CONTACT CHARX SEC-31001.0.0 → 1.9.1enisa_euvdEU
PHOENIX CONTACT CHARX SEC-31501.0.0 → 1.9.1enisa_euvdEU
FW 1.9.1 installed on CHARX SEC-3000all versionsfixedphoenix_contact_psirtDE
FW 1.9.1 installed on CHARX SEC-3050all versionsfixedphoenix_contact_psirtDE
FW 1.9.1 installed on CHARX SEC-3100all versionsfixedphoenix_contact_psirtDE
FW 1.9.1 installed on CHARX SEC-3150all versionsfixedphoenix_contact_psirtDE
FW <1.9.1 installed on CHARX SEC-3000all versionsphoenix_contact_psirtDE
FW <1.9.1 installed on CHARX SEC-3050all versionsphoenix_contact_psirtDE
FW <1.9.1 installed on CHARX SEC-3100all versionsphoenix_contact_psirtDE
FW <1.9.1 installed on CHARX SEC-3150all versionsphoenix_contact_psirtDE

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

VDE-2026-008Phoenix Contact: Multiple vulnerabilities in the firmware of CHARX SEC3xxx charging controllers2026-07-30csaf · phoenix_contact_psirtDE
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in the firmware of CHARX SEC-3xxx EV charging controllers, including the CHARX SEC-3000, SEC-3050, SEC-3100, and SEC-3150 models. The flaws could allow attackers to compromise the devices remotely, resulting in a complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd phoenix_contact_psirt NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2026-07-30modified 2026-10-23

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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