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CVE-2023-1698

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2023-10-14 by GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2023-05-15
  • WeaknessCWE-78

Am I affected?

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Description

In multiple products of WAGO a vulnerability allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to create new users and change the device configuration which can result in unintended behaviour, Denial of Service and full system compromise.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-05-1509:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2023-10-1414:57Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  3. 2023-10-1414:57Exploitation first reportedGCVE

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2023-1698?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2023-1698?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Wago compact controller 100 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
23.x≥ 20, ≤ 23no fix published
Wago edge controller firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
22.x= 22no fix published
Wago pfc100 firmwareversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
23.x≥ 20, ≤ 23no fix published

4 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA7 products

As CERTVDE, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • WAGO Compact Controller CC100other versions: not affected
    Affected
    • ≥ FW20, ≤ FW22no fix statedsemver
    • = FW23no fix stated
  • WAGO Edge Controllerother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • = FW22no fix stated
  • WAGO PFC100other versions: not affected
    Affected
    • ≥ FW20, ≤ FW22no fix statedsemver
    • = FW23no fix stated
  • WAGO PFC200other versions: not affected
    Affected
    • ≥ FW20, ≤ FW22no fix statedsemver
    • = FW23no fix stated
  • WAGO Touch Panel 600 Advanced Lineother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • = FW22no fix stated
  • WAGO Touch Panel 600 Marine Lineother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • = FW22no fix stated

1 more product in the CVE record.

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2023-05-15

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
4 repositories, unverifiedChocapikk/CVE-2023-1698deIndra/CVE-2023-1698thedarknessdied/WAGO-CVE-2023-1698X3RX3SSec/CVE-2023-1698
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-05-15
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-vf3g-hqqf-r379

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-1698?

In multiple products of WAGO a vulnerability allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to create new users and change the device configuration which can result in unintended behaviour, Denial of Service and full system compromise.

Is CVE-2023-1698 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-1698 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 81.9% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-1698?

CVE-2023-1698 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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