Summary
A vulnerability in the firmware of CHARX SEC-3xxx charging controllers has been discovered.
Details
Impact
The vulnerability can lead to a total loss of confidentiality, integrity and availability of the devices.
Mitigation
Affected charging controllers are designed and developed for the use in closed industrial networks. Phoenix Contact therefore strongly recommends using the devices exclusively in closed networks and protected by a suitable firewall.
Remediation
Phoenix Contact strongly recommends to upgrade to firmware version 1.7.4 which fixes vulnerability CVE-2025-41699
Product Description
CHARX SEC EVSE charging controller
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 8.8
Phoenix Contact: Security Advisory for CHARX SEC-3xxx charging controllers
An low privileged remote attacker with an account for the Web-based management can change the system configuration to perform a command injection as root, resulting in a total loss of confidentiality, availability and integrity due to improper control of gene…
Revision history
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#1.1.0
Updated the reporting credits, corrected reference token for one product, fixed typo in Document notes
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#1.0.0
Initial Revision
References
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PCSA-2025-00015
https://phoenixcontact.com/psirt
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Phoenix Contact advisory overview at CERT@VDE
https://certvde.com/de/advisories/vendor/phoenixcontact/
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VDE-2025-074: Phoenix Contact: Security Advisory for CHARX SEC-3xxx charging controllers - HTML
https://certvde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2025-074
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Phoenix Contact application note
https://dam-mdc.phoenixcontact.com/asset/156443151564/0a870ae433c19148b80bd760f3a1c1f2/107913_en_03.pdf