{"id":"CVE-2026-73171","title":"Nozomi Networks Labs identified a CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability in the backup-restore workflow of Advantech EKI-1242EIMS in firmware version V1.06.01 that allows a remote authenticated attacker to overwrite …","summary":"Nozomi Networks Labs identified a CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability in the backup-restore workflow of Advantech EKI-1242EIMS in firmware version V1.06.01 that allows a remote authenticated attacker to overwrite …","severity":"high","cvss":8.6,"cvssVector":"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","cwe":["CWE-73"],"vendor":"Advantech","product":"EKI-1242IEIMS","affected":["EKI-1242IEIMS <= 1.06.01","EKI-1242EIMS <= 1.06.01"],"published":"2026-09-16","updated":"2026-09-23","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-23T11:10:00.187","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73171","references":[{"url":"https://advcloudfiles.advantech.com/cms/5dafee28-ad53-4d07-a328-7896fcc24b6e/Security%20Advisory%20PDF%20File/SECURITY-ADVISORY----EKI-1242IEIMS-updated-20260904.pdf","label":"prodsec@nozominetworks.com"},{"url":"https://www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2026-73171","label":"prodsec@nozominetworks.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00496,"epssPercentile":0.41648,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-09-17T18:52:47.002580Z"},"cvssSource":"cna","ingestedAt":"2026-09-16T13:56:12.610Z","slug":"CVE-2026-73171","body":"## Overview\n\nNozomi Networks Labs identified a CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability in the backup-restore workflow of Advantech EKI-1242EIMS in firmware version V1.06.01 that allows a remote authenticated attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the device filesystem by uploading a crafted backup archive through the web management interface.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":47,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":47.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}