CVE-2025-41696 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-41696: Hardcoded User Password

Vendor Phoenix Contact
Product FL SWITCH 2005
Weakness CWE-798 · Hardcoded credentials
Published December 9, 2025
Last update December 9, 2025
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CVSS base score

4.6/10
Attack vector Physical
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An attacker can use an undocumented UART port on the PCB as a side-channel with the user hardcoded credentials obtained from CVE-2025-41692 to gain read access to parts of the filesystem of the device.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 9, 2025 CVE published
December 9, 2025 Record updated