CVE-2019-5161 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting WAGO PFC200 controllers running specific firmware versions (03.02.02(14), 03.01.07(13), and 03.00.39(12)). An attacker can exploit the Cloud Connectivity functionality by providing a specially crafted XML file, which directs the service to download and execute a shell script with root privileges. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
03.00.39\(12\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:wago:pfc200_firmware:03.00.39\(12\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
03.01.07\(13\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:wago:pfc200_firmware:03.01.07\(13\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
03.02.02\(14\)CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:wago:pfc200_firmware:03.02.02\(14\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.7 Bluesky, 0.4 Mastodon, and 1.7 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.