Codesys
CVE-2021-30187
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization OS command sanitization, avoid shell exec
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A local attacker with access to the system could execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
CODESYS V2 runtime system SP before 2.4.7.55 has Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid passing user input to shell commands. Use language-specific APIs instead of shell execution. Apply strict input validation with allowlists.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. CODESYS V2 runtime system SP before 2.4.7.55 has Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command. Affected products include: Wago 750-893 Firmware, Wago 750-891 Firmware, Wago 750-890 Firmware, Wago 750-889 Firmware, Wago 750-885 Firmware. Version information: before 2.4.7.55.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
CODESYS V2 runtime system SP before 2.4.7.55 has Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command.
Threat Intelligence Overview
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
How this decision was reached
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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In CODESYS V2 Runtime Toolkit 32 Bit full and PLCWinNT prior to versions V2.4.7.56 unauthenticated crafted invalid reque
In the CODESYS V2 web server prior to V1.1.9.22 crafted web server requests may cause a Null pointer dereference in the
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