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CVE-2019-10998

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-06-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

An issue was discovered on Phoenix Contact AXC F 2152 (No.2404267) before 2019.0 LTS and AXC F 2152 STARTERKIT (No.1046568) before 2019.0 LTS devices. Unlimited physical access to the PLC may lead to a manipulation of SD cards data. SD card manipulation may lead to an authentication bypass opportunity.

Affected products

• Phoenixcontact Axc F 2152 Firmware: before 2019.0_lts — fixed in 2019.0_lts
• Phoenixcontact Axc F 2152 Starterkit Firmware: before 2019.0_lts — fixed in 2019.0_lts

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Phoenixcontact Axc F 2152 Firmware 2019.0_lts; Phoenixcontact Axc F 2152 Starterkit Firmware 2019.0_lts. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://dam-mdc.phoenixcontact.com/asset/156443151564/fa7be4d04c301f18c6cc0e0872193a42/Security_Advisory_AXC_F_2152_FW.pdf
• https://dam-mdc.phoenixcontact.com/asset/156443151564/fa7be4d04c301f18c6cc0e0872193a42/Security_Advisory_AXC_F_2152_FW.pdf

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