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CVE-2025-41696

An attacker can use an undocumented UART port on the PCB as a side-channel with the user hardcoded credentials obtained from CVE-2025-41692 to gain read access to parts of the filesystem of the device.

MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.21%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.21%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

An attacker can use an undocumented UART port on the PCB as a side-channel with the user hardcoded credentials obtained from CVE-2025-41692 to gain read access to parts of the filesystem of the device.

CVSS 3.1
4.6 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.21% probability · 11th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-798
Affected
phoenixcontact/fl switch 2708 pn firmware · phoenixcontact/fl switch 2708 firmware · phoenixcontact/fl switch 2608 pn firmware · phoenixcontact/fl switch 2608 firmware · phoenixcontact/fl switch 2516 pn firmware · phoenixcontact/fl switch 2516 firmware · phoenixcontact/fl switch 2514-2sfp pn firmware · phoenixcontact/fl switch 2514-2sfp firmware · phoenixcontact/fl switch 2512-2gc-2sfp firmware · phoenixcontact/fl switch 2508 pn firmware · phoenixcontact/fl switch 2508\/k1 firmware · phoenixcontact/fl switch 2508 firmware · phoenixcontact/fl switch 2506-2sfp pn firmware · phoenixcontact/fl switch 2506-2sfp\/k1 firmware · phoenixcontact/fl switch 2506-2sfp firmware · phoenixcontact/fl switch 2504-2gc-2sfp firmware · phoenixcontact/fl switch 2416 pn firmware · phoenixcontact/fl switch 2416 firmware · phoenixcontact/fl switch 2414-2sfx pn firmware · phoenixcontact/fl switch 2414-2sfx firmware · +40 more
Source
info@cert.vde.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.