CVE-2025-24006: Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150 · Improper Privilege Management
Affects Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Jul 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150 | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
To mitigate this vulnerability, European organizations should immediately audit and restrict SSH permissions on all CHARX SEC-3150 devices, ensuring that only trusted administrators have access. Network segmentation should be enforced to limit local access to these devices, reducing the attack surface. Implementing strict access control policies, including multi-factor authentication for SSH access where possible, will further reduce risk. Monitoring and logging SSH access attempts can help detect suspicious activities early. Since no patches are currently available, organizations should engage with Phoenix Contact for updates and consider temporary compensating controls such as disabling SSH access if operationally feasible. Additionally, conducting regular security assessments and penetration tests on OT environments will help identify and remediate privilege escalation vectors proactively.
Description
A low privileged local attacker can leverage insecure permissions via SSH on the affected devices to escalate privileges to root.