Description
Phoenix Contact ProConOs and MultiProg do not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via protocol-compliant traffic.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Contact | ProConOs | All versions | — |
| Phoenix Contact | MultiProg | All versions | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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PhoenixContact PLC Remote START/STOP Command
auxiliary/admin/scada/phoenix_command
Exploit-DB 1
- Phoenix Contact ILC 150 ETH PLC - Remote Control Script EDB-37066 · remote · May 20, 2015 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Advisories 4
- ICSA-26-279-06 Hitachi Energy RTU500 CISA ICS & IT advisories · Oct 6, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-3658 Hitachi Energy RTU500: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 29, 2026
- ICSA-15-013-03 Phoenix Contact Software ProConOs and MultiProg Authentication Vulnerability CISA ICS & IT advisories · Jun 6, 2025
- VDE-2022-028 PHOENIX CONTACT: Missing Authentication in ProConOS/ProConOS eCLR SDK and MULTIPROG Engineering tool CERT@VDE · May 14, 2025