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WAGO: Vulnerability in managed switches

VDE-2026-020
Last update
03/23/2026 09:00
Published at
03/23/2026 09:00
Vendor(s)
WAGO GmbH & Co. KG
External ID
VDE-2026-020
CSAF Document

Summary

A vulnerability has been found affecting the Managed Switches of WAGO. An unauthenticated attacker can fully compromise the device via an undocumented function.

Impact

This could lead to a full System compromise of the affected devices.

Affected Product(s)

Model no. Product name Affected versions
852-1305 852-1305 Firmware <V1.2.0.S0, Firmware V1.2.0.S0
852-1305/000-001 852-1305/000-001 Firmware <V1.2.0.S0, Firmware V1.2.0.S0
852-1505 852-1505 Firmware <V1.1.9.S0, Firmware V1.1.9.S0
852-1505/000-001 852-1505/000-001 Firmware <V1.2.0.S0, Firmware V1.2.0.S0
852-1605 852-1605 Firmware <V1.2.5.S0, Firmware V1.2.5.S0
852-1812 852-1812 Firmware V1.2.1.S0, Firmware <V1.2.1.S0
852-1812/010-000 852-1812/010-000 Firmware <V1.2.1.S0, Firmware V1.2.1.S0
852-1813 852-1813 Firmware V1.2.1.S0, Firmware <V1.2.1.S0
852-1813/000-001 852-1813/000-001 Firmware <V1.2.3.S0, Firmware V1.2.3.S0
852-1813/010-000 852-1813/010-000 Firmware <V1.2.1.S0, Firmware V1.2.1.S0
852-1813/010-001 852-1813/010-001 Firmware V1.2.1.S1, Firmware <V1.2.1.S0
852-1816 852-1816 Firmware V1.2.1.S0, Firmware <V1.2.1.S0
852-1816/010-000 852-1816/010-000 Firmware V1.2.1.S0, Firmware <V1.2.1.S0
852-303 852-303 Firmware <V1.2.8.S0, Firmware V1.2.8.S0
852-602 852-602 Firmware V1.0.6.S0, Firmware <V1.0.6.S0
852-603 852-603 Firmware <V1.0.6.S0, Firmware V1.0.6.S0

Vulnerabilities

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Published
03/23/2026 09:03
Weakness
Hidden Functionality (CWE-912)
Summary

An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit a hidden function in the CLI prompt to escape the restricted interface, leading to full compromise of the device.

References

Remediation

Please update your devices to the specified fixed firmware version.

Product Fixed Version
Lean Managed Switch 852-1812 V1.2.1.S1
Lean Managed Switch 852-1813 V1.2.1.S1
Lean Managed Switch 852-1813/000-001 V1.2.3.S1
Lean Managed Switch 852-1816 V1.2.1.S1
Industrial Managed Switch 852-303 V1.2.8.S1
Industrial Managed Switch 852-1305 V1.2.0.S1
Industrial Managed Switch 852-1305/000-001 V1.2.0.S1
Industrial Managed Switch 852-1505/000-001 V1.2.0.S1
Industrial Managed Switch 852-1505 V1.1.9.S1
Industrial Managed Switch 852-602 V1.0.6.S1
Industrial Managed Switch 852-603 V1.0.6.S1
Industrial Managed Switch 852-1605 V1.2.5.S1
Lean Managed Switch 852-1812/010-000 V1.2.1.S1
Lean Managed Switch 852-1813/010-000 V1.2.1.S1
Lean Managed Switch 852-1813/010-001 V1.2.1.S1
Lean Managed Switch 852-1816/010-000 V1.2.1.S1

Acknowledgments

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

  • CERT@VDE for coordination

Revision History

Version Date Summary
1.0.0 03/23/2026 09:00 Release version.