CVE-2021-20995 | WAGO: Managed Switches: Storage of user credentials in a cookie

In multiple managed switches by WAGO in different versions the webserver cookies of the web based UI contain user credentials.

Published: 2021-05-13 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2021-20995 is rated Low Risk (36/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.54%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-20995

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.14% 0.54% +0.40%
2 2024-12-17 0.15% 0.14% -0.01%
3 2023-03-07 0.15%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-20995

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 1.4 [email protected]
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-20995

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-20995

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
wago 0852-0303_firmware <= 1.2.3.s0 cpe:2.3:o:wago:0852-0303_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wago 0852-1305_firmware <= 1.1.7.s0 cpe:2.3:o:wago:0852-1305_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wago 0852-1505_firmware <= 1.1.6.s0 cpe:2.3:o:wago:0852-1505_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wago 0852-1305\/000-001_firmware <= 1.0.4.s0 cpe:2.3:o:wago:0852-1305\/000-001_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wago 0852-1505\/000-001_firmware <= 1.0.4.s0 cpe:2.3:o:wago:0852-1505\/000-001_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-20995

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