CVE-2023-1698

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—Elevated

9.8

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.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(high)
EPSS: 99.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 15, 2023

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

info@certhttps://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2023-007/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2023-007/

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-78OS Command Injection

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 3× in last 7d / 9× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-25 01:10 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-25 01:10 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(5 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (4 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

GitHub PoCibrahmsql/CVE-2023-1698
First seen Jun 15, 2025
CVE-2023-1698 exploit with golang
Open source ↗
GitHub PoCX3RX3SSec/CVE-2023-1698
First seen Feb 21, 2025
CVE-2023-1698 Proof of Concept (PoC)
Open source ↗
GitHub PoCthedarknessdied/WAGO-CVE-2023-1698
First seen Oct 20, 2023
WAGO系统远程代码执行漏洞(CVE-2023-1698)
Open source ↗
GitHub PoCChocapikk/CVE-2023-1698
First seen Sep 15, 2023
WAGO Remote Exploit Tool for CVE-2023-1698
Open source ↗
Nucleihttp/cves/2023/CVE-2023-1698.yaml
First seen Jan 1, 2023
WAGO - Remote Command Execution
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-1698?

CVE-2023-1698 is a critical vulnerability published on May 15, 2023. 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.

When was CVE-2023-1698 disclosed?

CVE-2023-1698 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 15, 2023, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-1698 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-1698 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

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

CVE-2023-1698 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-1698?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-1698, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2023-1698

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