9.8

CVE-2026-7849: phoenix contact charx sec-3000 Command Injection

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalDeferred
Published 30-07-2026Last modified 30-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-7849 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Command Injection vulnerability in phoenix contact charx sec-3000. EPSS estimates a 0.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.75%
0%100%
Low · +0.28 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 30-07-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 30-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Due to improper neutralization of special elements, an unauthenticated remote attacker is able to inject a command into the system configuration which is subsequently executed as root.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.75%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

55%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.28 pp

From 0.48% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.75%

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

1 vendor · 4 products

References

1 links