VulnerabilityPublished 18 Mar 2026

CVE-2026-22322: Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2005 · Cross-site Scripting

Affects Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2005Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High : upgrade to 3.53 soon.

Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 08:20 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

7.1High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 18% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 3.53

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: Required: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a user to take some action before the vulnerability can be exploited.
Scope: Changed: An exploited vulnerability can affect resources beyond the security scope managed by the security authority of the vulnerable component. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are different and managed by different security authorities.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: Low: Performance is reduced or there are interruptions in resource availability. Even if repeated exploitation of the vulnerability is possible, the attacker does not have the ability to completely deny service to legitimate users. The resources in the impacted component are either partially available all of the time, or fully available only some of the time, but overall there is no direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Mar 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 30 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade FL to 3.53.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Phoenix ContactFL SWITCH 2005	Affected <3.53	Fixed in 3.53
Phoenix ContactFL SWITCH 2008	Affected <3.53	Fixed in 3.53
Phoenix ContactFL SWITCH 2016	Affected <3.53	Fixed in 3.53
Phoenix ContactFL SWITCH 2105	Affected <3.53	Fixed in 3.53
Phoenix ContactFL SWITCH 2108	Affected <3.53	Fixed in 3.53
Phoenix ContactFL SWITCH 2116	Affected <3.53	Fixed in 3.53

AI-suggested

Immediately restrict access to the FL SWITCH 2005 management interface to trusted networks and users only, using network segmentation and firewall rules.
Implement strict input validation and sanitization on the Link Aggregation configuration interface to prevent injection of malicious scripts.
Monitor administrative access logs for suspicious activities or unexpected trunk entry creations.
Educate network administrators to avoid clicking on untrusted links or accessing the device interface from untrusted environments.
Deploy web application firewalls (WAFs) that can detect and block XSS payloads targeting the device interface.
7. Consider using multi-factor authentication and session timeout policies to reduce the impact of potential exploitation. 8. Conduct periodic security assessments and penetration testing focused on the management interfaces of network devices to identify similar vulnerabilities proactively.

Description

A stored cross‑site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Link Aggregation configuration interface allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to create a trunk entry containing malicious HTML/JavaScript code. When the affected page is viewed, the injected script executes in the context of the victim’s browser, enabling unauthorized actions such as interface manipulation. The session cookie is secured by the httpOnly Flag. Therefore an attacker is not able to take over the session of an authenticated user.

Impact

The vulnerability could allow attackers to perform unauthorized actions on the FL SWITCH 2005 device's management interface by executing malicious scripts in the context of legitimate users. This can lead to manipulation of network configurations, disruption of network services, or exposure of sensitive information displayed on the interface. Although session hijacking is mitigated by the httpOnly flag on cookies, attackers may still alter device settings or cause denial of service conditions, impacting network availability and integrity. Organizations relying on these switches for critical industrial or infrastructure networks could face operational disruptions, increased risk of lateral movement within the network, and potential compromise of network management. The unauthenticated nature of the vulnerability increases its risk, as attackers do not need credentials to exploit it, broadening the attack surface. The requirement for user interaction limits automated exploitation but does not eliminate risk in environments where administrators frequently access the device interface.

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (Cross-site Scripting) (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #1OWASP Top 10 A05:2025: Injection (opens in a new tab)
The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
Implementation · Architecture and Design
Understand the context in which your data will be used and the encoding that will be expected. This is especially important when transmitting data between different components, or when generating outputs that can contain multiple encodings at the same time, such as web pages or multi-part mail messages.
Architecture and Design · Implementation · Attack Surface Reduction
Understand all the potential areas where untrusted inputs can enter your software: parameters or arguments, cookies, anything read from the network, environment variables, reverse DNS lookups, query results, request headers, URL components, e-mail, files, filenames, databases, and any external systems that provide…
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Cross Site Scripting Prevention (opens in a new tab)
DOM based XSS Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Injection Prevention (opens in a new tab)
Abuse Case (opens in a new tab)
Deserialization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V5.3.3 (opens in a new tab)
V1.5.1 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch (opens in a new tab)
DOM-Based XSS (opens in a new tab)
Reflected XSS (opens in a new tab)
Stored XSS (opens in a new tab)
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

certvde.com/de/advisories/VDE-2025-104 (opens in a new tab)

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 18 Mar 2026, 07:57 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-79

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