CVE-2023-4149 | WAGO: OS Command Injection Vulnerability in Managed Switch

A vulnerability in the web-based management allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to inject arbitrary system commands and gain full system control. Those commands are executed with root privileges. The vulnerability is located in the user request handling of the web-based management.

Published: 2023-11-21 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-4149 is rated Moderate Risk (58.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.32%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-4149

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 2025-11-21 0.46% 0.32% -0.13%
2 2025-11-18 0.32% 0.46% +0.13%
3 2025-04-15 — 0.32% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-4149

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 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:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-4149

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-4149

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
wago 0852-0602_firmware < 1.0.6.s0 cpe:2.3:o:wago:0852-0602_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wago 0852-0603_firmware < 1.0.6.s0 cpe:2.3:o:wago:0852-0603_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wago 0852-1605_firmware < 1.2.5.s0 cpe:2.3:o:wago:0852-1605_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-4149

URL Tags
https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2023-037 Third Party Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence