Description
Endress+Hauser WirelessHART Fieldgate SWG70 3.x devices allow Directory Traversal via the fcgi-bin/wgsetcgi filename parameter.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- WirelessHART Fieldgate SWG70 3.0 - Directory Traversal EDB-45342 · webapps · Sep 6, 2018
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- WirelessHART Fieldgate SWG70 3.0 - Local File Inclusion http/cves/2018/CVE-2018-16059.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.
Advisories 2
- VDE-2019-002 Pepperl+Fuchs: Path traversal in WirelessHART Gateway CERT@VDE · May 14, 2025
- ICSA-19-073-03 PEPPERL+FUCHS WirelessHART-Gateways CISA ICS & IT advisories · Mar 14, 2019