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Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2023-5222

Vitogate 300

Viessmann / Vitogate 300 · 2.1.0

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Severity
CVSS 6.3 · Medium
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
80.4%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2023-5222 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Viessmann Vitogate 300. A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Viessmann Vitogate 300 up to 2.1.3.0. This vulnerability affects the function...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Viessmann / Vitogate 300 2.1.0.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Viessmann Vitogate 300 up to 2.1.3.0

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Viessmann Vitogate 300 up to 2.1.3.0. This vulnerability affects the function isValidUser of the file /cgi-bin/vitogate.cgi of the component Web Management Interface. The manipulation leads to use of hard-coded password. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-240364. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

In Viessmann Vitogate 300 bis 2.1.3.0 wurde eine Schwachstelle entdeckt. Sie wurde als kritisch eingestuft. Hierbei betrifft es die Funktion isValidUser der Datei /cgi-bin/vitogate.cgi der Komponente Web Management Interface. Durch die Manipulation mit unbekannten Daten kann eine use of hard-coded password-Schwachstelle ausgenutzt werden. Der Exploit steht zur öffentlichen Verfügung.

Viessmann Affected
Vitogate 300
2.1.0 2.1.1 2.1.2 2.1.3
Published
27 Sep 2023
Exploitation Reported
05 Oct 2025
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

nuclei_scanner

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 05 Oct 2025

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Proof of concept available

Nuclei Templates

Recorded 12 Jun 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2025-10-05 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-5222.yaml 25 Apr 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

6.3 Medium

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS

80.4%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Use of Hard-coded Password CWE-259

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 6.3 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v3.0 6.3 Medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v2.0 5.8 Medium

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Potential Proof of Concepts

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Viessmann Vitogate 300 - Hardcoded Password

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 14:20 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  2. 00:00 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  3. 00:00 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  4. 13:31 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  5. 08:02 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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Sample API response 
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2023-5222",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 6.3,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.80402,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}