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TI-2026-51323 Aliases CVE-2026-73174GHSA-xm69-j9rc-98cx

Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Advantech EKI-1242IEIMS

Priority LOW 39CWE-319Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-319.

Summary

Nozomi Networks Labs identified a CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability in the edgserver management protocol of Advantech EKI-1242EIMS in firmware version V1.06.01 that allows a network-adjacent passive observer to intercept management traffic and recover sensitive device identity and network metadata in cleartext.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00163 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AdvantechEKI-1242IEIMSup to 1.06.01—No fix listedCNA
AdvantechEKI-1242EIMSup to 1.06.01—No fix listedCNA
  • EKI-1242IEIMS VendorAdvantech Affected up to 1.06.01 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • EKI-1242EIMS VendorAdvantech Affected up to 1.06.01 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

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
    Show all 15 records → Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-73174
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xm69-j9rc-98cx

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2022-01984 Command injection in Advantech iView CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-24399 Advantech WISE-DeviceOn Server < 5.4 Hard-coded JWT Key Authentication Bypass CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2023-05193 Advantech R-SeeNet Unauthenticated Read/Write CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2016-00768 Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the uploadImageCommon function in the… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-04850 OS command injection in Advantech CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-55194 Advantech WISE-6610-NB Node-RED nodered_lib_apply command injection CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
See all 433 →

Sources

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