Weak/Predictable root Password
A high privileged remote attacker with admin privileges for the webUI can brute-force the "root" and "user" passwords of the underlying OS due to a weak password generation algorithm.
- Published
- Dec 9, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 30, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 20th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-916
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Action score
27
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · CERTVDE
- 6.8
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| phoenixcontact | fl switch 2708 pn firmware | cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2708_pn_firmware |
| phoenixcontact | fl switch 2708 pn | cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2708_pn |
| phoenixcontact | fl switch 2708 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2708_firmware |
| phoenixcontact | fl switch 2708 | cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2708 |
| phoenixcontact | fl switch 2608 pn firmware | cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2608_pn_firmware |
| phoenixcontact | fl switch 2608 pn | cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2608_pn |
| phoenixcontact | fl switch 2608 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2608_firmware |
| phoenixcontact | fl switch 2608 | cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2608 |
| phoenixcontact | fl switch 2516 pn firmware | cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2516_pn_firmware |
| phoenixcontact | fl switch 2516 pn | cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2516_pn |
| phoenixcontact | fl switch 2208c firmware | cpe:2.3:o:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2208c_firmware |
| phoenixcontact | fl switch 2208c | cpe:2.3:h:phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2208c |
and 125 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- phoenixcontact fl nat 2008 firmwarebefore 3.50
- phoenixcontact fl nat 2208 firmwarebefore 3.50
- phoenixcontact fl nat 2304-2gc-2sfp firmwarebefore 3.50
- phoenixcontact fl switch 2005 firmwarebefore 3.50
- phoenixcontact fl switch 2008 firmwarebefore 3.50
- phoenixcontact fl switch 2008f firmwarebefore 3.50
- phoenixcontact fl switch 2016 firmwarebefore 3.50
- phoenixcontact fl switch 2105 firmwarebefore 3.50
- phoenixcontact fl switch 2108 firmwarebefore 3.50
- phoenixcontact fl switch 2116 firmwarebefore 3.50
- phoenixcontact fl switch 2204-2tc-2sfx firmwarebefore 3.50
- phoenixcontact fl switch 2205 firmwarebefore 3.50
- phoenixcontact fl switch 2206-2fx firmwarebefore 3.50
- phoenixcontact fl switch 2206-2fx sm firmwarebefore 3.50
- phoenixcontact fl switch 2206-2fx sm st firmwarebefore 3.50
- phoenixcontact fl switch 2206-2fx st firmwarebefore 3.50
- phoenixcontact fl switch 2206-2sfx firmwarebefore 3.50
- phoenixcontact fl switch 2206-2sfx pn firmwarebefore 3.50
- phoenixcontact fl switch 2206c-2fx firmwarebefore 3.50
- phoenixcontact fl switch 2207-fx firmwarebefore 3.50
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (CERTVDE). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Phoenix Contact FL NAT 2008
- 0.0.0 and later · before 3.50affected · semver
Phoenix Contact FL NAT 2208
- 0.0.0 and later · before 3.50affected · semver
Phoenix Contact FL NAT 2304-2GC-2SFP
- 0.0.0 and later · before 3.50affected · semver
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2005
- 0.0.0 and later · before 3.50affected · semver
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2008
- 0.0.0 and later · before 3.50affected · semver
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2008F
- 0.0.0 and later · before 3.50affected · semver
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2016
- 0.0.0 and later · before 3.50affected · semver
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2105
- 0.0.0 and later · before 3.50affected · semver
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2108
- 0.0.0 and later · before 3.50affected · semver
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2116
- 0.0.0 and later · before 3.50affected · semver
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2204-2TC-2SFX
- 0.0.0 and later · before 3.50affected · semver
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2205
- 0.0.0 and later · before 3.50affected · semver
Same product
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenix Contact FL NAT 2008 | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL NAT 2208 | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL NAT 2304-2GC-2SFP | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2005 | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2008 | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2008F | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2016 | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2105 | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2108 | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2116 | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2204-2TC-2SFX | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2205 | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2206-2FX | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2206-2FX SM | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2206-2FX SM ST | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2206-2FX ST | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2206-2SFX | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2206-2SFX PN | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2206C-2FX | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2207-FX | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2207-FX SM | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2208 | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2208 PN | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2208C | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2212-2TC-2SFX | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2214-2FX | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2214-2FX SM | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2214-2SFX | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2214-2SFX PN | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2216 | 3.50 | Vendor (CNA) |
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Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- D. Blagojevic, S. Dietz, F. Koroknai, T. WeberCyberDanubefinder
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- Administrator privileges are required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-916 · Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational EffortCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.