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WAGO: Year 2038 problem

VDE-2025-007
Last update
08/07/2026 12:00
Published at
04/15/2025 12:00
Vendor(s)
WAGO GmbH & Co. KG
External ID
VDE-2025-007
CSAF Document

Summary

The Year 2038 Problem affects systems using a 32-bit integer to represent time as the number of seconds since January 1, 1970. On January 19, 2038, at 03:14:07 UTC, the time value will exceed the maximum for a 32-bit integer, causing an overflow and resetting it to a negative number.

Impact

This could cause some functions to behave unexpectedly or stop working at all. This affects the devices both during runtime and after a restart.

Affected Product(s)

Model no. Product name Affected versions
0750-811?-????-???? 0750-811x-xxxx-xxxx Firmware vers:generic/<4.10.0, Custom Firmware vers:generic/<4.10.0 (70)
0751-9?01 0751-9x01 Firmware vers:generic/<4.10.0, Custom Firmware vers:generic/<4.10.0 (70)
0752-8303/8000-0002 0752-8303/8000-0002 Firmware vers:generic/<4.10.0, Custom Firmware vers:generic/<4.10.0 (70)
0762-420?/8000-000? 0762-420x/8000-000x Firmware vers:generic/<4.10.0, Custom Firmware vers:generic/<4.10.0 (70)
0762-430?/8000-000? 0762-430x/8000-000x Custom Firmware vers:generic/<4.10.0 (70), Firmware vers:generic/<4.10.0
0762-520?/8000-000? 0762-520x/8000-000x Firmware vers:generic/<4.10.0, Custom Firmware vers:generic/<4.10.0 (70)
0762-530?/8000-000? 0762-530x/8000-000x Custom Firmware vers:generic/<4.10.0 (70), Firmware vers:generic/<4.10.0
0762-620?/8000-000? 0762-620x/8000-000x Firmware vers:generic/<4.10.0, Custom Firmware vers:generic/<4.10.0 (70)
0762-630?/8000-000? 0762-630x/8000-000x Custom Firmware vers:generic/<4.10.0 (70), Firmware vers:generic/<4.10.0
750-821?-????-???? 750-821x-xxx-xxx Custom Firmware vers:generic/<4.10.0 (70), Firmware vers:generic/<4.10.0

Vulnerabilities

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Published
08/07/2026 09:10
Weakness
Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190)
Summary

A low privileged user can set the date of the devices to the 19th of January 2038 and therefore exceed the 32-bit time limit. This causes some functions to work unexpected or stop working at all. Both during runtime and after a restart.

References

Remediation

Update to Firmware 4.10.0 (FW32) or higher. For the latest Custom Firmware, please contact the WAGO support.

Acknowledgments

WAGO GmbH & Co. KG thanks the following parties for their efforts:

Revision History

Version Date Summary
1.0.0 04/15/2025 12:00 Initial release.
2.0.0 08/07/2026 12:00 Removed G1 devices and changed the fixed firmware to FW32.