CVE-2019-5161

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2020-03-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-345

Description

An exploitable remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Cloud Connectivity functionality of WAGO PFC200 versions 03.02.02(14), 03.01.07(13), and 03.00.39(12). A specially crafted XML file will direct the Cloud Connectivity service to download and execute a shell script with root privileges.

Affected products

WAGO PFC200: 03.00.39(12), 03.01.07(13), 03.02.02(14)

References

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0954
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0954

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