CVE-2019-12870
A manipulated PC Worx or Config+ project file could lead to an Uninitialized Pointer and remote code execution.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.71%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered in PHOENIX CONTACT PC Worx through 1.86, PC Worx Express through 1.86, and Config+ through 1.86. A manipulated PC Worx or Config+ project file could lead to an Uninitialized Pointer and remote code execution. The attacker needs to get access to an original PC Worx or Config+ project file to be able to manipulate it. After manipulation, the attacker needs to exchange the original file with the manipulated one on the application programming workstation.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.71% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-824
- Affected
- phoenixcontact/automationworx software suite
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2019-014Third Party Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-575/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2019-014Third Party Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-575/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.