Phoenix Contact K1 up to 3.49 UART Port missing protection mechanism for alternate hardware interface

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2005, FL SWITCH 2008, FL SWITCH 2016, FL SWITCH 2105, FL SWITCH 2108, FL SWITCH 2116, FL SWITCH 2204-2TC-2SFX, FL SWITCH 2205, FL SWITCH 2206-2FX, FL SWITCH 2206-2FX SM, FL SWITCH 2206-2FX SM ST, FL SWITCH 2206-2FX ST, FL SWITCH 2206-2SFX, FL SWITCH 2206-2SFX PN, FL SWITCH 2206C-2FX, FL SWITCH 2207-FX, FL SWITCH 2207-FX SM, FL SWITCH 2208, FL SWITCH 2208 PN, FL SWITCH 2208C, FL SWITCH 2212-2TC-2SFX, FL SWITCH 2214-2FX, FL SWITCH 2214-2FX SM, FL SWITCH 2214-2SFX, FL SWITCH 2214-2SFX PN, FL SWITCH 2216, FL SWITCH 2216 PN, FL SWITCH 2304-2GC-2SFP, FL SWITCH 2306-2SFP, FL SWITCH 2306-2SFP PN, FL SWITCH 2308, FL SWITCH 2308 PN, FL SWITCH 2312-2GC-2SFP, FL SWITCH 2314-2SFP, FL SWITCH 2314-2SFP PN, FL SWITCH 2316, FL SWITCH 2316 PN, FL SWITCH 2404-2TC-2SFX, FL SWITCH 2406-2SFX, FL SWITCH 2406-2SFX PN, FL SWITCH 2408, FL SWITCH 2408 PN, FL SWITCH 2412-2TC-2SFX, FL SWITCH 2414-2SFX, FL SWITCH 2414-2SFX PN, FL SWITCH 2416, FL SWITCH 2416 PN, FL SWITCH 2504-2GC-2SFP, FL SWITCH 2506-2SFP, FL SWITCH 2506-2SFP PN, FL SWITCH 2508, FL SWITCH 2508 PN, FL SWITCH 2512-2GC-2SFP, FL SWITCH 2514-2SFP, FL SWITCH 2514-2SFP PN, FL SWITCH 2516, FL SWITCH 2516 PN, FL SWITCH 2608, FL SWITCH 2608 PN, FL SWITCH 2708, FL SWITCH 2708 PN, FL SWITCH 2303-8SP1, FL NAT 2008, FL NAT 2208, FL NAT 2304-2GC-2SFP, FL SWITCH 2008F and K1 up to 3.49. This affects an unknown part of the component UART Port. The manipulation leads to missing protection mechanism for alternate hardware interface. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-41697. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2005, FL SWITCH 2008, FL SWITCH 2016, FL SWITCH 2105, FL SWITCH 2108, FL SWITCH 2116, FL SWITCH 2204-2TC-2SFX, FL SWITCH 2205, FL SWITCH 2206-2FX, FL SWITCH 2206-2FX SM, FL SWITCH 2206-2FX SM ST, FL SWITCH 2206-2FX ST, FL SWITCH 2206-2SFX, FL SWITCH 2206-2SFX PN, FL SWITCH 2206C-2FX, FL SWITCH 2207-FX, FL SWITCH 2207-FX SM, FL SWITCH 2208, FL SWITCH 2208 PN, FL SWITCH 2208C, FL SWITCH 2212-2TC-2SFX, FL SWITCH 2214-2FX, FL SWITCH 2214-2FX SM, FL SWITCH 2214-2SFX, FL SWITCH 2214-2SFX PN, FL SWITCH 2216, FL SWITCH 2216 PN, FL SWITCH 2304-2GC-2SFP, FL SWITCH 2306-2SFP, FL SWITCH 2306-2SFP PN, FL SWITCH 2308, FL SWITCH 2308 PN, FL SWITCH 2312-2GC-2SFP, FL SWITCH 2314-2SFP, FL SWITCH 2314-2SFP PN, FL SWITCH 2316, FL SWITCH 2316 PN, FL SWITCH 2404-2TC-2SFX, FL SWITCH 2406-2SFX, FL SWITCH 2406-2SFX PN, FL SWITCH 2408, FL SWITCH 2408 PN, FL SWITCH 2412-2TC-2SFX, FL SWITCH 2414-2SFX, FL SWITCH 2414-2SFX PN, FL SWITCH 2416, FL SWITCH 2416 PN, FL SWITCH 2504-2GC-2SFP, FL SWITCH 2506-2SFP, FL SWITCH 2506-2SFP PN, FL SWITCH 2508, FL SWITCH 2508 PN, FL SWITCH 2512-2GC-2SFP, FL SWITCH 2514-2SFP, FL SWITCH 2514-2SFP PN, FL SWITCH 2516, FL SWITCH 2516 PN, FL SWITCH 2608, FL SWITCH 2608 PN, FL SWITCH 2708, FL SWITCH 2708 PN, FL SWITCH 2303-8SP1, FL NAT 2008, FL NAT 2208, FL NAT 2304-2GC-2SFP, FL SWITCH 2008F and K1 up to 3.49. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component UART Port. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing protection mechanism for alternate hardware interface vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-1299. The lack of protections on alternate paths to access control-protected assets (such as unprotected shadow registers and other external facing unguarded interfaces) allows an attacker to bypass existing protections to the asset that are only performed against the primary path. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An attacker can use an undocumented UART port on the PCB as a side-channel to get root access e.g. with the credentials obtained from CVE-2025-41692.

The weakness was disclosed by D. Blagojevic, S. Dietz, F. Koroknai and T. Weber as VDE-2025-071. The advisory is shared at certvde.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-41697 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 3.50 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing protection mechanism for alternate hardware interface
CWE: CWE-1299
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: FL SWITCH 2005/FL SWITCH 2008/FL SWITCH 2016/FL SWITCH 2105/FL SWITCH 2108/FL SWITCH 2116/FL SWITCH 2204-2TC-2SFX/FL SWITCH 2205/FL SWITCH 2206-2FX/FL SWITCH 2206-2FX SM/FL SWITCH 2206-2FX SM ST/FL SWITCH 2206-2FX ST/FL SWITCH 2206-2SFX/FL SWITCH 2206-2SFX PN/FL SWITCH 2206C-2FX/FL SWITCH 2207-FX/FL SWITCH 2207-FX SM/FL SWITCH 2208/FL SWITCH 2208 PN/FL SWITCH 2208C/FL SWITCH 2212-2TC-2SFX/FL SWITCH 2214-2FX/FL SWITCH 2214-2FX SM/FL SWITCH 2214-2SFX/FL SWITCH 2214-2SFX PN/FL SWITCH 2216/FL SWITCH 2216 PN/FL SWITCH 2304-2GC-2SFP/FL SWITCH 2306-2SFP/FL SWITCH 2306-2SFP PN/FL SWITCH 2308/FL SWITCH 2308 PN/FL SWITCH 2312-2GC-2SFP/FL SWITCH 2314-2SFP/FL SWITCH 2314-2SFP PN/FL SWITCH 2316/FL SWITCH 2316 PN/FL SWITCH 2404-2TC-2SFX/FL SWITCH 2406-2SFX/FL SWITCH 2406-2SFX PN/FL SWITCH 2408/FL SWITCH 2408 PN/FL SWITCH 2412-2TC-2SFX/FL SWITCH 2414-2SFX/FL SWITCH 2414-2SFX PN/FL SWITCH 2416/FL SWITCH 2416 PN/FL SWITCH 2504-2GC-2SFP/FL SWITCH 2506-2SFP/FL SWITCH 2506-2SFP PN/FL SWITCH 2508/FL SWITCH 2508 PN/FL SWITCH 2512-2GC-2SFP/FL SWITCH 2514-2SFP/FL SWITCH 2514-2SFP PN/FL SWITCH 2516/FL SWITCH 2516 PN/FL SWITCH 2608/FL SWITCH 2608 PN/FL SWITCH 2708/FL SWITCH 2708 PN/FL SWITCH 2303-8SP1/FL NAT 2008/FL NAT 2208/FL NAT 2304-2GC-2SFP/FL SWITCH 2008F/K1 3.50

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
12/09/2025 +237 days Advisory disclosed
12/09/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/09/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: VDE-2025-071
Researcher: D. Blagojevic, S. Dietz, F. Koroknai, T. Weber
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-41697 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-41697
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-335117

Entryinfo

Created: 12/09/2025 12:09
Changes: 12/09/2025 12:09 (65)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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