CVE-2012-4879 describes a critical vulnerability in WAGO I/O System 758 Industrial PC devices, specifically models 758-870, 758-874, 758-875, and 758-876. The vulnerability stems from the use of easily guessable default passwords (wago for root/admin, user for user, guest for guest) for the Linux Console, allowing unauthorized remote access via TELNET. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this flaw presents a severe risk, enabling unauthenticated attackers to gain complete control over affected systems due to its network-based attack vector and low complexity. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
758-870CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:wago:wago_i\/o_system_758_industrial_pc_device:758-870:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
758-874CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:wago:wago_i\/o_system_758_industrial_pc_device:758-874:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
758-875CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:wago:wago_i\/o_system_758_industrial_pc_device:758-875:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
758-876CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:wago:wago_i\/o_system_758_industrial_pc_device:758-876:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.