CVE-2025-41692A 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.
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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.
- CVSS
- 6.8 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-916
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2708_pn_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2708_pn_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2708_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2708_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2608_pn_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2608_pn_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2608_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2608_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2516_pn_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2516_pn_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2208c_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2208c_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2208_pn_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2208_pn_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2208_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2208_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2207-fx_sm_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2207-fx_sm_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2207-fx_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2207-fx_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2206c-2fx_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2206c-2fx_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2206-2sfx_pn_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2206-2sfx_pn_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2206-2sfx_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2206-2sfx_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2206-2fx_st_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2206-2fx_st_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2206-2fx_sm_st_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2206-2fx_sm_st_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2206-2fx_sm_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2206-2fx_sm_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2206-2fx_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2206-2fx_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2205_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2205_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2204-2tc-2sfx_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2204-2tc-2sfx_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2116_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2116_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2108_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2108_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2105_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2105_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2016_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2016_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2008f_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2008f_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2008_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2008_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2005_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2005_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_nat_2304-2gc-2sfp_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_nat_2304-2gc-2sfp_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_nat_2208_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_nat_2208_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_nat_2008_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_nat_2008_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2516_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2516_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2514-2sfp_pn_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2514-2sfp_pn_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2514-2sfp_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2514-2sfp_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2512-2gc-2sfp_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2512-2gc-2sfp_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2508_pn_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2508_pn_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2508/k1_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2508/k1_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2508_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2508_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2506-2sfp_pn_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2506-2sfp_pn_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2506-2sfp/k1_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2506-2sfp/k1_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2506-2sfp_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2506-2sfp_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2504-2gc-2sfp_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2504-2gc-2sfp_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2416_pn_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2416_pn_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2416_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2416_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2414-2sfx_pn_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2414-2sfx_pn_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2414-2sfx_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2414-2sfx_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2412-2tc-2sfx_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2412-2tc-2sfx_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2408_pn_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2408_pn_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2408_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2408_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2406-2sfx_pn_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2406-2sfx_pn_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2406-2sfx_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2406-2sfx_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2404-2tc-2sfx_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2404-2tc-2sfx_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2316_pn_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2316_pn_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2316/k1_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2316/k1_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2316_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2316_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2314-2sfp_pn_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2314-2sfp_pn_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2314-2sfp_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2314-2sfp_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2312-2gc-2sfp_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2312-2gc-2sfp_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2308_pn_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2308_pn_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2308_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2308_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2306-2sfp_pn_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2306-2sfp_pn_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
phoenixcontact fl_switch_2306-2sfp_firmware phoenixcontact:fl_switch_2306-2sfp_firmware | before 3.50 | NVD |
References
- https://certvde.com/de/advisories/VDE-2025-071third-party-advisory
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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