High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 24, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-12870
CVE-2019-12870
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.
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Affected products
4- PHOENIX CONTACT/PC Worxdescription
- Range: <=1.86
- Range: <=1.86
- Range: <=1.86
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2019-014nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-575/nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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