What is CVE-2026-44096?

CVE-2026-44096 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phoenix Contact Charx Sec-3000, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-07-30.

How severe is CVE-2026-44096?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

RCE in Phoenix Contact Charx Sec-3000

CVE-2026-44096

A privilege escalation vulnerability in udhcpc allows a local user "charx-web" to execute arbitrary commands as root, resulting in full system compromise.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Phoenix Contact Charx Sec-3000 — versions 1.0.0
Phoenix Contact Charx Sec-3050 — versions 1.0.0
Phoenix Contact Charx Sec-3100 — versions 1.0.0
Phoenix Contact Charx Sec-3150 — versions 1.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

info@cert.vde.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-44096?: CVE-2026-44096 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phoenix Contact Charx Sec-3000, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-07-30.
How severe is CVE-2026-44096?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.