9.8

CVE-2024-6788: phoenix contact charx sec-3000 Use of Default Credentials

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
Published 13-08-2024Last modified 22-08-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-6788 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Use of Default Credentials vulnerability in phoenix contact charx sec-3000. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.50%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 13-08-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 22-08-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A remote unauthenticated attacker can use the firmware update feature on the LAN interface of the device to reset the password for the predefined, low-privileged user “user-app” to the default password.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.50%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

42%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.50% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
0.50%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Phoenix contact4 products
Phoenixcontact4 products

2 vendors · 8 products

References

1 links