CVE-2019-12871 is a Use-After-Free vulnerability affecting PHOENIX CONTACT PC Worx, PC Worx Express, and Config+ through version 1.86. An attacker can achieve remote code execution by manipulating an existing project file and replacing the original on an engineering workstation. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8 due to its potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, the vulnerability has received limited community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.86CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:phoenixcontact:automationworx_software_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.