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CVE-2020-12499: PHOENIX CONTACT PLCnext Engineer version 2020.3.1 and earlier: Improper path sanitation vulnerability.

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.1)
• 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: 2020-07-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

In PHOENIX CONTACT PLCnext Engineer version 2020.3.1 and earlier an improper path sanitation vulnerability exists on import of project files.

Affected products

• PHOENIX CONTACT PLCnext Engineer: through 2020-3-1

References

• https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2020-025
• https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2020-025

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