Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Advantech EKI-1242IEIMS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-345.
Summary
Nozomi Networks Labs identified a CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity vulnerability in the firmware upgrade mechanism of the Advantech EKI-1242EIMS in firmware version V1.06.01. The device accepts firmware images through the authenticated web management interface without performing any cryptographic signature or certificate verification. An authenticated administrator-level attacker can install arbitrary modified firmware on the device, enabling full persistent compromise of the platform.
Why it matters now
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
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-2026-73177
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pxh8-mw2j-c73g
References
More Advantech vulnerabilities
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- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-73177 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-73177 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pxh8-mw2j-c73g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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