OS command injection in WAGO PFC200
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
An exploitable command injection vulnerability exists in the iocheckd service ‘I/O-Check’ function of the WAGO PFC 200 Firmware version 03.02.02(14). A specially crafted XML cache file written to a specific location on the device can be used to inject OS commands. An attacker can send a specially crafted packet to trigger the parsing of this cache file. At 0x1e900 the extracted gateway value from the xml file is used as an argument to /etc/config-tools/config_default_gateway number=0 state=enabled value=<contents of gateway node> using sprintf(). This command is later executed via a call to system().
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAGO | WAGO PFC200 | Firmware version 03.02.02(14) | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WAGO PFC200 VendorWAGO Affected Firmware version 03.02.02(14) Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-5169
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wh3c-22g2-fw2h
References
More WAGO Pfc200 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-01594 WAGO: WBM Command Injection in multiple products CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-03543 Out-of-bounds write in WAGO PFC200 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-03970 Improper authentication in WAGO PFC200 Series CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-22215 WAGO: Missing Authentication for Critical Function CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-03617 Insufficient verification of data authenticity in WAGO PFC200 Firmware CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2019-03616 An exploitable improper host validation vulnerability exists in the Cloud Connectivity… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2019-5169 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-5169 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wh3c-22g2-fw2h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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