CVE-2026-110935

Path traversal in plug-in deployment

Published Nov 4, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.6 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The PFI plugin framework deployment routine does not validate path components when extracting archive entries to the local plugin repository. Archive entries containing relative path segments such as '..' are not rejected, allowing an unauthenticated local attacker to write files outside the plugin repository to arbitrary locations accessible with the current user's permissions which could result in full system compromise.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Phoenixcontact
Phoenixcontact plcnext Engineer
Vendors & Products Phoenixcontact
Phoenixcontact plcnext Engineer
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The PFI plugin framework deployment routine does not validate path components when extracting archive entries to the local plugin repository. Archive entries containing relative path segments such as '..' are not rejected, allowing an unauthenticated local attacker to write files outside the plugin repository to arbitrary locations accessible with the current user's permissions which could result in full system compromise.
Title Path traversal in plug-in deployment
First Time appeared Phoenix Contact
Phoenix Contact plcnext Engineer
Weaknesses CWE-22
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:phoenix_contact:plcnext_engineer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Phoenix Contact
Phoenix Contact plcnext Engineer
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
CERTVDE
Published
Updated
Nov 4, 2026, 8:11 PM
Reserved
Oct 15, 2026, 6:19 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Nov 4, 2026, 10:17 AM
Modified
Nov 12, 2026, 8:07 PM