CVE-2019-12549 describes a critical vulnerability in WAGO 852-303, 852-1305, and 852-1505 devices (before specific firmware versions) where hardcoded private keys for the SSH daemon are present. This allows an attacker to impersonate the device, leading to a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.2.2.s0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:wago:852-303_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.1.6.s0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:wago:852-1305_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.1.5.s0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:wago:852-1505_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.