CVE-2023-1698
Published: 15 May 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-1698 is a critical-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Wago Compact Controller 100 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2023-1698 is a critical vulnerability present in multiple WAGO products. It enables unauthenticated remote attackers to create new users and modify device configuration, which can produce unintended behavior, denial of service, or full system compromise. The flaw is rated 9.8 under CVSS 3.1 and is categorized under CWE-78.
An attacker requires no credentials or user interaction and can exploit the issue over the network to achieve complete control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability on affected devices. Successful exploitation directly supports creation of administrative accounts and arbitrary configuration changes that lead to system takeover.
Public advisories addressing the vulnerability are published by VDE at https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2023-007/. The associated EPSS score stands at 0.9403 with no material change from its recorded peak.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-23926
Vulnerability details
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.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.