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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Network-reachable web interface with low complexity, but requires administrator privileges (PR:H); unsigned firmware install yields full persistent compromise, so C/I/A all High, scope unchanged.
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CVSS VectorVendor: Nozomi
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2DescriptionCVE.org
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.
AnalysisAI
Authenticated administrators with network reachability to the web management interface of Advantech EKI-1242EIMS and EKI-1242IEIMS devices running firmware V1.06.01 can upload firmware images that the device accepts without any cryptographic signature or certificate verification, resulting in full, persistent compromise of the platform (CWE-345; CVSS 4.0 base 8.6). The risk is genuine but access-gated: the attacker must already hold administrator-level credentials for the management interface (PR:H), so this CVE does not by itself provide a pre-authentication or privilege-escalation path, but the resulting ability to replace device firmware gives durable control over an industrial edge device that may sit on an OT/IT boundary. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires an authenticated administrator-level session on the EKI-1242EIMS/EKI-1242IEIMS web management interface (PR:H) and network reachability to that interface (AV:N). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | This is a genuine but access-gated risk. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
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| Remediation | No fixed firmware version is confirmed in the available data; patch status is therefore "patch available per vendor advisory" only in the sense that Advantech has published a vendor security advisory, and the exact remediated firmware build must be taken from that advisory (https://advcloudfiles.advantech.com/cms/5dafee28-ad53-4d07-a328-7896fcc24b6e/Security%20Advisory%20PDF%20File/SECURITY-ADVISORY----EKI-1242IEIMS-updated-20260904.pdf) or from Nozomi Networks (https://www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2026-73177) before upgrading EKI-1242EIMS/EKI-1242IEIMS units. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
Recommended ActionAI
Within 24 hours, inventory every Advantech EKI-1242EIMS and EKI-1242IEIMS device and confirm which units are running firmware V1.06.01, then determine whether each web management interface is reachable from untrusted networks; immediately restrict that reachability to a dedicated management VLAN or allowlisted jump host and rotate administrator credentials on any exposed unit. …
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EUVD-2026-80700
GHSA-pxh8-mw2j-c73g