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CVE-2025-41697: Shell access to UART Console

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 27/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.23% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Physical access to the device is required. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: Phoenix Contact FL NAT 2008 3.50; Phoenix Contact FL NAT 2208 3.50; Phoenix Contact FL NAT 2304-2GC-2SFP 3.50.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Phoenix Contact FL NAT 2008 3.50; Phoenix Contact FL NAT 2208 3.50; Phoenix Contact FL NAT 2304-2GC-2SFP 3.50 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

An attacker can use an undocumented UART port on the PCB as a side-channel to get root access e.g. with the credentials obtained from CVE-2025-41692.

MediumCVSS 6.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Dec 9, 2025
Updated
Oct 7, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 14th percentile

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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 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

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.

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Affected systems

Is your version affected?

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VendorProduct
phoenixcontactfl switch 2708 pn firmware
phoenixcontactfl switch 2708 pn
phoenixcontactfl switch 2708 firmware
phoenixcontactfl switch 2708
phoenixcontactfl switch 2608 pn firmware
phoenixcontactfl switch 2608 pn
phoenixcontactfl switch 2608 firmware
phoenixcontactfl switch 2608
phoenixcontactfl switch 2516 pn firmware
phoenixcontactfl switch 2516 pn
phoenixcontactfl switch 2516 firmware
phoenixcontactfl switch 2516

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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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2025-41693Dec 9, 2025 · Authenticated Denial-of-Service via SSH
    17Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Phoenix Contact FL NAT 20083.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL NAT 22083.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL NAT 2304-2GC-2SFP3.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 20053.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 20083.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2008F3.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 20163.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 21053.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 21083.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 21163.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2204-2TC-2SFX3.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 22053.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2206-2FX3.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2206-2FX SM3.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2206-2FX SM ST3.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2206-2FX ST3.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2206-2SFX3.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2206-2SFX PN3.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2206C-2FX3.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2207-FX3.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2207-FX SM3.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 22083.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2208 PN3.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2208C3.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2212-2TC-2SFX3.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2214-2FX3.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2214-2FX SM3.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2214-2SFX3.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 2214-2SFX PN3.50Vendor (CNA)
Phoenix Contact FL SWITCH 22163.50Vendor (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.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

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 researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

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

  • Physical access to the device is required.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Physical
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-1299 · Missing Protection Mechanism for Alternate Hardware Interface

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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