CVE-2026-44108: Firewall bypass during shutdown

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-07-30 · updated 2026-07-30
Weakness: CWE-696

Description

Due to a flaw in the execution order of scripts during shutdown, the firewall is terminated prematurely during system shutdown. This creates a temporary window in which internal services may become externally accessible, potentially allowing an unauthenticated remote attacker to connect to these services, resulting in full system compromise.

Affected products

Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3000: from 1.0.0 before 1.9.1 — fixed in 1.9.1
Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3050: from 1.0.0 before 1.9.1 — fixed in 1.9.1
Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3100: from 1.0.0 before 1.9.1 — fixed in 1.9.1
Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150: from 1.0.0 before 1.9.1 — fixed in 1.9.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3000 1.9.1; Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3050 1.9.1; Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3100 1.9.1; Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3150 1.9.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.certvde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2026-008/

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