Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 17, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-12518
CVE-2020-12518
Description
On Phoenix Contact PLCnext Control Devices versions before 2021.0 LTS an attacker can use the knowledge gained by reading the insufficiently protected sensitive information to plan further attacks.
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Affected products
8- cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:plcnext_firmware:*:*:*:*:long_term_support:*:*:*Range: <2021.0
- Range: <2021.0 LTS
- Phoenix Contact/AXC F 1152 (1151412)v5Range: unspecified
- Range: unspecified
- Range: unspecified
- Phoenix Contact/AXC F 3152 (1069208)v5Range: unspecified
- Phoenix Contact/PLCnext Technology Starterkit (1188165)v5Range: unspecified
- Phoenix Contact/RFC 4072S (1051328v5Range: unspecified
Patches
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References
1- cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2020-049nvdThird Party Advisory
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