What is CVE-2019-12550?

CVE-2019-12550 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wago 852-1305, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-06-17.

How severe is CVE-2019-12550?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-12550 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Wago 852-1305

CVE-2019-12550

WAGO 852-303 before FW06, 852-1305 before FW06, and 852-1505 before FW03 devices contain hardcoded users and passwords that can be used to login via SSH and TELNET.

EPSS: 0.027 (84.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Public proof-of-concept exploits

itwizardo/Exploit1

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12550?: CVE-2019-12550 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wago 852-1305, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-06-17.
How severe is CVE-2019-12550?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-12550 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.