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). An attacker can send specially crafted packet at 0x1ea48 to the extracted hostname value from the xml file that is used as an argument to /etc/config-tools/config_interfaces interface=X1 state=enabled ip-address=<contents of ip node> using sprintf().
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-2019-5171
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hvfr-v2x6-hcr4
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-2019-5171 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-5171 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hvfr-v2x6-hcr4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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