{"id":"CVE-2026-73172","title":"Nozomi Networks Labs identified a CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in the edgserver management service of Advantech EKI-1242EIMS in firmware version V1.06.01…","summary":"Nozomi Networks Labs identified a CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in the edgserver management service of Advantech EKI-1242EIMS in firmware version V1.06.01…","severity":"critical","cvss":9.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","cwe":["CWE-78"],"vendor":"Advantech","product":"EKI-1242IEIMS","affected":["EKI-1242IEIMS <= 1.06.01","EKI-1242EIMS <= 1.06.01"],"published":"2026-09-16","updated":"2026-09-17","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-17T19:16:55.587","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73172","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-2026-73172","label":"prodsec@nozominetworks.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-09-17T18:53:42.871050Z"},"cvssSource":"cna","ingestedAt":"2026-09-16T13:56:12.611Z","epss":0.01732,"epssPercentile":0.76302,"slug":"CVE-2026-73172","body":"## Overview\n\nNozomi Networks Labs identified a CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in the edgserver management service of Advantech EKI-1242EIMS in firmware version V1.06.01 that allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands as root via crafted requests to TCP port 5058.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":51,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":51.2,"likelihood":0.3,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}