CVE-2019-5078 json
An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists in the iocheckd service "I/O-Check" functionality of WAGO PFC200 Firmware versions 03…
published 2019-12-18 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-14683
- cvss
- 9.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.7%
- EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An exploitable denial of service vulnerability exists in the iocheckd service "I/O-Check" functionality of WAGO PFC200 Firmware versions 03.01.07(13) and 03.00.39(12), and WAGO PFC100 Firmware version 03.00.39(12). A specially crafted set of packets can cause a denial of service, resulting in the device entering an error state where it ceases all network communications. An attacker can send unauthenticated packets to trigger this vulnerability.
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
cisa ICSA-20-065-01 updated cvss 10.0
WAGO I/O-CHECK
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WAGO I/O-CHECK Series PFC100 and Series PFC200 750-823, 750-832/xxx-xxx, 750-862, 750-890/xxx-xxx, 750-891, 750-852, 750-831/xxx-xxx, 750-881, 750-880/xxx-xxx, 750-889 WAGO Series PFC100 750-81xx/xxx-xxx WAGO Series PFC200 750-82xx/xxx-xxxaffected: mitigation “WAGO recommends updating to the latest firmware, FW 15 or above. WAGO has identified the following specific workarounds and mitigations users can apply to reduce the risk:”
From CISA ICS and IT advisories (CSAF, https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF), a U.S. Government work; changed: reduced to products, statuses and remediations. CISA notification · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- n/a WAGO PFC200
- n/a WAGO PFC100
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality
References
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talosintelligence.com
/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0870
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-5078
- NVD CVE-2019-5078
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