Phoenix Contact AXC F 1152 prior 2025.0.2 link following

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Phoenix Contact AXC F 1152, AXC F 2152, AXC F 3152, BPC 9102S and RFC 4072S. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in link following. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-41666. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Phoenix Contact AXC F 1152, AXC F 2152, AXC F 3152, BPC 9102S and RFC 4072S. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a link following vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-59. The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A low privileged remote attacker with file access can replace a critical file used by the watchdog to get read, write and execute access to any file on the device after the watchdog has been initialized.

The advisory is shared for download at certvde.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-41666 since 04/16/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2025.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-20398). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Link following
CWE: CWE-59
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AXC F 1152/AXC F 2152/AXC F 3152/BPC 9102S/RFC 4072S 2025.0.2

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
07/08/2025 +83 days Advisory disclosed
07/08/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/08/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: VDE-2025-054
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-41666 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-41666
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-315300
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2025 10:07
Updated: 07/08/2025 17:49
Changes: 07/08/2025 10:07 (64), 07/08/2025 17:49 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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