# CVE-2026-44094: Fallback to second RAUC slot with default credentials

> An unauthenticated attacker can force a fallback to a firmware slot with default credentials, gaining SSH access and potentially interrupting charging.

- **Severity:** High 8.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 30 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vqrq-f9p4-xrm2

## What is CVE-2026-44094?

CVE-2026-44094 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3000, published on 30 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An unauthenticated remote attacker can enforce the system to fall back to a firmware partition with an insecure configuration including default credentials. This could allow the attacker to gain SSH access to the system as an unprivileged user "user-app". Charging could be interrupted.

Weakness: CWE-636 (Not Failing Securely)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-44094?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-44094?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-44094 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-44094 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-44094 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-44094 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-44094 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3000, published on 30 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-44094 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Phoenix Contact CHARX SEC-3000. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-44094/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-44094/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44094
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44094
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-44094

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-44094/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.