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CVE-2012-4879: wago wago_i\/o_system_758_industrial_pc_device Credentials Management Errors

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
Published 07-09-2012Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-4879 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Credentials Management Errors vulnerability in wago wago_i\/o_system_758_industrial_pc_device. EPSS estimates a 3.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.15%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 07-09-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Linux Console on the WAGO I/O System 758 model 758-870, 758-874, 758-875, and 758-876 Industrial PC (IPC) devices has a default password of wago for the (1) root and (2) admin accounts, (3) a default password of user for the user account, and (4) a default password of guest for the guest account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain login access via a TELNET session, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-3013.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.15%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.15% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
3.15%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Wago1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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