Cross-site scripting in Advantech EKI-1242IEIMS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Nozomi Networks Labs identified a CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in the Modbus transaction management interface of Advantech EKI-1242EIMS in firmware version V1.06.01 that allows a remote authenticated attacker to store malicious script content that executes in the browser of any administrator who later opens an affected management page.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Advantech EKI-1242EIMS, EKI-1242IEIMS — advcloudfiles.advantech.com/cms/5dafee28-ad53-4d07-a328-789…
15 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 9 MEDIUM, 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-51321 OS command injection in Advantech EKI-1242IEIMSPriority MEDIUM 52
- TI-2026-51325 OS command injection in Advantech EKI-1242IEIMSPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2026-51317 OS command injection in Advantech EKI-1242IEIMSPriority MEDIUM 42
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-73169
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5fp2-4gpv-wpxm
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-73169 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-73169 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5fp2-4gpv-wpxm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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