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CVE-2023-1698· NVD / CVE Program· CNA CERTVDE

WAGO: WBM Command Injection in multiple products

In multiple products of WAGO a vulnerability allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to create new users and change the device configuration which can result in unintended behaviour, Denial of Service and full system compromise.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
May 15, 2023
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
82.0% · 100th percentile
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CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
25 / 30 · 82.0%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · CERTVDE
9.8
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Affected systems

VendorProduct
wagocompact controller 100 firmware
wagocompact controller 100
wagoedge controller firmware
wagoedge controller
wagopfc100 firmware
wagopfc100
wagopfc200 firmware
wagopfc200
wagotouch panel 600 advanced firmware
wagotouch panel 600 advanced
wagotouch panel 600 marine firmware
wagotouch panel 600 marine

and 2 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • wago compact controller 100 firmware20 and later · up to 23 inclusive
  • wago edge controller firmware22
  • wago pfc100 firmware20 and later · up to 23 inclusive
  • wago pfc200 firmware20 and later · up to 23 inclusive
  • wago touch panel 600 advanced firmware22
  • wago touch panel 600 marine firmware22
  • wago touch panel 600 standard firmware22

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (CERTVDE). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • WAGO Compact Controller CC100

    • FW23affected
    • FW20 and later · up to and including FW22affected · semver

  • WAGO Edge Controller

    • FW22affected

  • WAGO PFC100

    • FW23affected
    • FW20 and later · up to and including FW22affected · semver

  • WAGO PFC200

    • FW23affected
    • FW20 and later · up to and including FW22affected · semver

  • WAGO Touch Panel 600 Advanced Line

    • FW22affected

  • WAGO Touch Panel 600 Marine Line

    • FW22affected

  • WAGO Touch Panel 600 Standard Line

    • FW22affected

Same product

wago: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-3379WAGO: Improper Privilege Management in web-based management
    21Monitor
  • CVE-2023-4089WAGO: Multiple products vulnerable to local file inclusion
    10Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Nuclei detection template ×1
  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×4

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Nuclei detection templateNuclei template CVE-2023-1698 —
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:52023-09-15
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:02023-10-20
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:22023-10-20
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:42025-02-21

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. First PoC+123 d
  3. TodayOct 5, 2026+1239 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CVSS vector

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

nvd-secondary

Root cause

User input is inserted as text into a shell command. The shell may interpret special characters in the input as part of the command.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-78 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
const host = req.body.host;exec("ping -c 1 " + host, onResult);

Fixed

ts
const host = req.body.host;if (!/^[a-z0-9.-]{1,253}$/i.test(host)) return res.sendStatus(400);execFile("ping", ["-c", "1", host], onResult);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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