Improper input validation in Phoenix Contact Charx Sec-3000
CVE-2025-24002
An unauthenticated remote attacker can use MQTT messages to crash a service on charging stations complying with German Calibration Law, resulting in a temporary denial-of-service for these stations until they got restarted by the watchdog.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
EPSS: 0.004 (28.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Phoenix Contact Charx Sec-3000 — versions 0.0.0
- Phoenix Contact Charx Sec-3050 — versions 0.0.0
- Phoenix Contact Charx Sec-3100 — versions 0.0.0
- Phoenix Contact Charx Sec-3150 — versions 0.0.0
- Phoenixcontact Charx_sec-3000
- Phoenixcontact Charx_sec-3000_firmware
- Phoenixcontact Charx_sec-3050
- Phoenixcontact Charx_sec-3050_firmware
- Phoenixcontact Charx_sec-3100
- Phoenixcontact Charx_sec-3100_firmware
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- info@cert.vde.com (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-24002?
- CVE-2025-24002 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Phoenix Contact Charx Sec-3000, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-07-08.
- How severe is CVE-2025-24002?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-24002 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.