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CVE-2019-16675

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-10-31 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

An issue was discovered in PHOENIX CONTACT PC Worx through 1.86, PC Worx Express through 1.86, and Config+ through 1.86. A manipulated PC Worx or Config+ project file could lead to an Out-of-bounds Read and remote code execution. The attacker needs to get access to an original PC Worx or Config+ project to be able to manipulate data inside. After manipulation, the attacker needs to exchange the original files with the manipulated ones on the application programming workstation.

Affected products

• PHOENIX CONTACT Config+: through 1.86
• PHOENIX CONTACT PC Worx: through 1.86
• PHOENIX CONTACT PC Worx Express: through 1.86

References

• https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories
• https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-19-302-01
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-922/
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-991/
• https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories
• https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-19-302-01
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-922/
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-991/

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