CVE-2020-12519

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

On Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions before 2021.0 LTS an attacker can use this vulnerability i.e. to open a reverse shell with root privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-269

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Phoenix Contact	AXC F 1152 (1151412)	>= unspecified, < 2021.0 LTS
Phoenix Contact	AXC F 2152 (2404267)	>= unspecified, < 2021.0 LTS
Phoenix Contact	AXC F 3152 (1069208)	>= unspecified, < 2021.0 LTS
Phoenix Contact	RFC 4072S (1051328	>= unspecified, < 2021.0 LTS
Phoenix Contact	AXC F 2152 Starterkit (1046568)	>= unspecified, < 2021.0 LTS
Phoenix Contact	PLCnext Technology Starterkit (1188165)	>= unspecified, < 2021.0 LTS

References

https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2020-049Third Party Advisory
https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2020-049Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 17, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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