Privilege escalation in Phoenix Contact Axc F 1152 (1151412)
CVE-2020-12519
On Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions before 2021.0 LTS an attacker can use this vulnerability i.e. to open a reverse shell with root privileges.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (56.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Phoenix Contact Axc F 1152 (1151412) — versions unspecified
- Phoenix Contact Axc F 2152 (2404267) — versions unspecified
- Phoenix Contact Axc F 2152 Starterkit (1046568) — versions unspecified
- Phoenix Contact Axc F 3152 (1069208) — versions unspecified
- Phoenix Contact Plcnext Technology Starterkit (1188165) — versions unspecified
- Phoenix Contact Rfc 4072s (1051328 — versions unspecified
- Phoenixcontact Axc F 1152
- Phoenixcontact Axc F 2152
- Phoenixcontact Axc F 2152 Starterkit
- Phoenixcontact Axc F 3152
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2020-049 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-12519?
- CVE-2020-12519 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phoenix Contact Axc F 1152 (1151412), classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-12-17.
- How severe is CVE-2020-12519?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.