CVE-2023-1698

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2023-05-15. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 82%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 82%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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(medium)
EG Risk
92(Track)
EG Risk 92/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation82% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
82%
EPSS %ILE
100%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 15, 2023

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 20, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

WAGO: Unauthenticated command execution via Web-based-management UPDATE A

https://cert.vde.com/en/advisories/VDE-2023-007/

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 15× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  17. 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 ↗

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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 99.6% 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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