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CVE-2021-34579: PHOENIX CONTACT: FL MGUARD DM version 1.12.0 and 1.13.0 Improper Privilege Management

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-11-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

In Phoenix Contact: FL MGUARD DM version 1.12.0 and 1.13.0 access to the Apache web server being installed as part of the FL MGUARD DM on Microsoft Windows does not require login credentials even if configured during installation.Attackers with network access to the Apache web server can download and therefore read mGuard configuration profiles (“ATV profiles”). Such configuration profiles may contain sensitive information, e.g. private keys associated with IPsec VPN connections.

Affected products

• PHOENIX CONTACT FL MGUARD DM (2981974): 1.12.0, 1.13.0

References

• https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2021-035/
• https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2021-035/

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