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FKIE_CVE-2022-3461

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-11-15 11:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:59
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
In PHOENIX CONTACT Automationworx Software Suite up to version 1.89 manipulated PC Worx or Config+ files could lead to a heap buffer overflow and a read access violation. Availability, integrity, or confidentiality of an application programming workstation might be compromised by attacks using these vulnerabilities.
References
info@cert.vde.comhttps://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2022-048/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2022-048/Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
phoenixcontact automationworx_software_suite 1.89
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