{"id":"CVE-2019-16675","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-16675","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T21:17:10.724Z","title":"A manipulated PC Worx or Config+ project file could lead to an Out-of-bounds Read and remote code execution.","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 Out-of-bounds Read and remote code execution. The attacker needs to get access to an original PC Worx or Config+ project to be able to manipulate data inside. After manipulation, the attacker needs to exchange the original files with the manipulated ones on the application programming workstation.","published":"2019-10-31T22:15:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:22:34.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-125"],"affected":["phoenixcontact/config\\+","phoenixcontact/pc worx","phoenixcontact/pc worx express"],"epss":{"score":0.03306,"percentile":0.88457,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.31%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-19-302-01","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-922/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-991/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.us-cert.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-19-302-01","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-922/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-991/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16675","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}