Buffer overflow in Phoenix Contact Charx Sec-3000

CVE-2025-24003

An unauthenticated remote attacker can use MQTT messages to trigger out-of-bounds writes in charging stations complying with German Calibration Law, resulting in a loss of integrity for only EichrechtAgents and potential denial-of-service for these stations.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-24003: held from 0.003 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-24003?
CVE-2025-24003 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phoenix Contact Charx Sec-3000, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2025-07-08.
How severe is CVE-2025-24003?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-24003 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.