# What is CVE-2021-30190? > CVE-2021-30190 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) in V2 Web Server from Codesys, published on 25 May 2021. It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts its chance of use in the next 30 days at 1.4%. If you run an affected version, plan in the vendor’s fix. Canonical page: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2021-30190 ## At a glance - **Verdict:** Fix this soon. Not confirmed as exploited yet, but serious or likely enough that it should not wait for a quiet month. - **Precursor Intelligence risk score:** 54 out of 100 (Medium); action: Plan remediation. Kept up to date as the evidence changes. - **Severity:** Critical (CVSS 9.8 out of 10) - **Known to be exploited:** No, not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today - **Chance of use in the next 30 days:** 1.4% (latest exploit-likelihood forecast) - **Published:** 25 May 2021 - **Record last updated:** 15 August 2025 - **Main product:** V2 Web Server from Codesys - **Affected products:** 28 ## What is CVE-2021-30190? In plain terms It can be attacked from anywhere on the internet without logging in, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read data, change data and take it offline. ### The official description CODESYS V2 Web-Server before 1.1.9.20 has Improper Access Control. ### What kind of flaw is it? - CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function ### How an attack on it works - Where an attacker can be: Anywhere on the internet - How hard it is to pull off: Easy: no special conditions - Login needed first: No login needed - Does someone have to click: No, nobody has to do anything - What an attacker gets: Can read data, change data and take it offline Severity vector: `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` ## Is CVE-2021-30190 being exploited? Not that we know of It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 1.4%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching. Exploit likelihood over the last 7 days: 1.4%, 1.4%, 1.4%, 1.4%, 1.4%, 1.4%, 1.4%. ### Timeline - 25 May 2021: Published - 15 August 2025: Record last updated ### How Precursor Intelligence ranks it CVE-2021-30190 scores **54 out of 100 (Medium)**, with the action "Plan remediation". Every published flaw gets a risk score from 0 to 100, kept up to date as the evidence changes. Four things go into the score, from the one that counts most to the ones that count less: - Evidence it is being exploited: biggest factor - How severe it is: strong factor - How widely exposed it is: smaller factor - Threat activity around it: smaller factor 85 and above is Critical. Anything confirmed as exploited is always marked for an emergency patch, whatever its score. When this flaw matches software you track, it lands in your list with its score and the reasons behind it. ## Who is affected by CVE-2021-30190? The published record lists 28 products. Versions are as published: "before 1.1.9.20" means every version up to, but not including, 1.1.9.20. - [V2 Web Server](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/codesys/v2_web_server) by [Codesys](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/codesys) (Application): before 1.1.9.20 - [750-8202 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-8202_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before 03.06.19_(18) - [750-8203 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-8203_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before 03.06.19_(18) - [750-8204 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-8204_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before 03.06.19_(18) - [750-8206 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-8206_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before 03.06.19_(18) - [750-8207 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-8207_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before 03.06.19_(18) - [750-8208 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-8208_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before 03.06.19_(18) - [750-8210 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-8210_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before 03.06.19_(18) - [750-8211 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-8211_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before 03.06.19_(18) - [750-8212 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-8212_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before 03.06.19_(18) - [750-8213 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-8213_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before 03.06.19_(18) - [750-8214 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-8214_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before 03.06.19_(18) - [750-8216 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-8216_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before 03.06.19_(18) - [750-8217 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-8217_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before 03.06.19_(18) - [750-823 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-823_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before fw08 - [750-829 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-829_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before fw15 - [750-831 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-831_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before fw15 - [750-832 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-832_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before fw08 - [750-852 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-852_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before fw15 - [750-862 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-862_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before fw08 - [750-880 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-880_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before fw16 - [750-881 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-881_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before fw15 - [750-882 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-882_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before fw15 - [750-885 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-885_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before fw15 - [750-889 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-889_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before fw15 - [750-890 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-890_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before fw08 - [750-891 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-891_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before fw08 - [750-893 Firmware](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/wago/750-893_firmware) by [Wago](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/wago) (Operating system): before fw08 ## How do I fix CVE-2021-30190? 1. **Check whether you run it.** Compare your versions with the affected products above. Not sure what you run? Precursor Intelligence can work it out from your public website, or you can pick it from a list. 2. **Apply the vendor’s fix.** Install the update named in the vendor’s advisory. We’ve put the advisories and patch notes first in the list. 3. **If you can’t patch today.** Follow any mitigation the vendor publishes, and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet until the update is in. 4. **Keep an eye on it.** Track the product and we tell you as soon as we spot this flaw on the list of exploited flaws, or a jump in its exploit likelihood. ### References - [customers.codesys.com](https://customers.codesys.com/index.php) (Permissions required, Vendor advisory) - [customers.codesys.com](https://customers.codesys.com/index.php?eID=dumpFile&t=f&f=14726&token=553da5d11234bbe1ceed59969d419a71bb8c8747&download=) (Vendor advisory) ## Questions ### What is CVE-2021-30190? CVE-2021-30190 is a critical-severity flaw in V2 Web Server from Codesys, published on 25 May 2021. It can be attacked from anywhere on the internet without logging in, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read data, change data and take it offline. ### How serious is CVE-2021-30190? It scores 9.8 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is critical. Our risk score for CVE-2021-30190 is 54 out of 100, which is Medium. Its action is "Plan remediation". Not confirmed as exploited yet, but serious or likely enough that it should not wait for a quiet month. ### Is CVE-2021-30190 being exploited? It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 1.4%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching. ### Which versions does CVE-2021-30190 affect? For V2 Web Server from Codesys: before 1.1.9.20. The record lists 28 products in all, each with its versions, under "Who is affected" on this page. ### How do I fix CVE-2021-30190? Install the update the vendor names in its advisory, linked first under "How do I fix" on this page. If you can't patch today, follow the vendor's mitigation and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet. ## Does CVE-2021-30190 affect you? Precursor Intelligence keeps checking for you: - **Tell us what you run.** Pick your software from a list, or let us work it out from your website. - **We match it to every flaw.** Over 400,000 published flaws, checked against your list. - **Ranked by real-world risk.** Every flaw gets a 0 to 100 risk score, kept up to date, led by evidence criminals are using it. - **Told as soon as we know.** An alert by email, in the app or by webhook to your own tools. Start free (no card, nothing to install): https://www.precursorintelligence.com/register Book a demo: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/contact