Hard-coded credentials in WAGO e!Cockpit
Priority LOW 25CWE-798Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
A hard-coded encryption key vulnerability exists in the authentication functionality of WAGO e!Cockpit version 1.5.1.1. An attacker with access to communications between e!Cockpit and CoDeSyS Gateway can trivially recover the password of any user attempting to log in, in plain text.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00335 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-5106
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f98g-j2jx-44x5
References
More WAGO E!cockpit vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-03615 Exposure of resource to wrong sphere in WAGO e!COCKPIT CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-03614 Hard-coded credentials in WAGO e!COCKPIT CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-03566 Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in WAGO e!Cockpit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2019-5106 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-5106 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f98g-j2jx-44x5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences