Phoenix Contact VPLCNEXT CONTROL 500 up to 2026.0.2 uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Phoenix Contact AXC F 1152, AXC F 1252, AXC F 2000 EA, AXC F 2152, AXC F 3152, BPC 9102S, EPC 1522, RFC 4072R, RFC 4072S, VL3 UPC 2440 EDGE, VPLCNEXT CONTROL 1000, VPLCNEXT CONTROL 2000, VPLCNEXT CONTROL 3000 and VPLCNEXT CONTROL 500 up to 2026.0.2. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-41670. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Phoenix Contact AXC F 1152, AXC F 1252, AXC F 2000 EA, AXC F 2152, AXC F 3152, BPC 9102S, EPC 1522, RFC 4072R, RFC 4072S, VL3 UPC 2440 EDGE, VPLCNEXT CONTROL 1000, VPLCNEXT CONTROL 2000, VPLCNEXT CONTROL 3000 and VPLCNEXT CONTROL 500 up to 2026.0.2. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A local user with low privileges may be able to influence the behavior of a privileged system service by manipulating configuration or application-related files located in user-writable areas of the filesystem. The affected service processes data from locations that are not sufficiently protected against modification by low-privileged users. As the service runs with elevated privileges, successful exploitation may result in a local privilege escalation.

The weakness was shared by Diego Giubertoni as VDE-2026-050. The advisory is shared at certvde.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-41670 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1574 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2026.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: AXC F 1152/AXC F 1252/AXC F 2000 EA/AXC F 2152/AXC F 3152/BPC 9102S/EPC 1522/RFC 4072R/RFC 4072S/VL3 UPC 2440 EDGE/VPLCNEXT CONTROL 1000/VPLCNEXT CONTROL 2000/VPLCNEXT CONTROL 3000/VPLCNEXT CONTROL 500 2026.0.3

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
05/27/2026 +406 days Advisory disclosed
05/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: VDE-2026-050
Researcher: Diego Giubertoni
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-41670 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-41670
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-365969

Entryinfo

Created: 05/27/2026 11:39
Changes: 05/27/2026 11:39 (77)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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