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WAGO PLC authenticated admin can execute arbitrary shell commands via OpenVPN web management interface

Last refreshed2026-09-30

Status: NEW  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2024-1490

Key Details

CVECVE-2024-1490
CVSS Score / Version7.2 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-06-17
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Proseattack vector is network; attack complexity is low; privileges required is high; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is high; availability impact is high.
Classified asCWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection'))

What to Know

An authenticated remote attacker with high privileges can exploit the OpenVPN configuration via the web-based management interface of a WAGO PLC. If user-defined scripts are permitted, OpenVPN may allow the execution of arbitrary shell commands enabling the attacker to run arbitrary commands on the device. (NVD)

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1490
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1490