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CVE-2020-8768

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-02-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-732

Description

An issue was discovered on Phoenix Contact Emalytics Controller ILC 2050 BI before 1.2.3 and BI-L before 1.2.3 devices. There is an insecure mechanism for read and write access to the configuration of the device. The mechanism can be discovered by examining a link on the website of the device.

Affected products

• Phoenixcontact Ilc 2050 Bi-L Firmware: before 1.2.3 — fixed in 1.2.3
• Phoenixcontact Ilc 2050 Bi Firmware: before 1.2.3 — fixed in 1.2.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Phoenixcontact Ilc 2050 Bi-L Firmware 1.2.3; Phoenixcontact Ilc 2050 Bi Firmware 1.2.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://cert.vde.com/de-de/advisories/vde-2020-001
• https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-063-02
• https://cert.vde.com/de-de/advisories/vde-2020-001
• https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-20-063-02

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