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CVE-2017-5159

Published: Feb 13, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD csafCWE-99
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.4%
Top 17.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Workaround Only
Self-Check
Not available

Description

An issue was discovered on Phoenix Contact mGuard devices that have been updated to Version 8.4.0. When updating an mGuard device to Version 8.4.0 via the update-upload facility, the update will succeed, but it will reset the password of the admin user to its default value.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-99

Affected Products

phoenixcontact
commercial·DE
mguard firmware
ICS / OT / IoT
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Exploitability

Workaround Available
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95648
securityfocus.com
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-017-01
ics-cert.us-cert.gov
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2017/icsa-17-017-01.json
raw.githubusercontent.com
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