CVE-2022-50926

WAGO 750-8212 PFC200 G2 2ETH RS firmware contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows attackers to manipulate user session cookies. Attackers can modify the cookie's 'name' and 'roles' parameters to elevate from ordinary user to administrative privileges without authentication.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50793
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wago-pfc-g-eth-rs-privilege-escalation
https://www.wago.com

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-01-13 23:15

Updated : 2026-01-14 16:25

NVD link : CVE-2022-50926

Mitre link : CVE-2022-50926

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-50926

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-565

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