Advantech EKI-6333AC-2G/EKI-6333AC-2GD/EKI-6333AC-1GPO up to 1.6.3 capture_packages os command injection

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Advantech EKI-6333AC-2G, EKI-6333AC-2GD and EKI-6333AC-1GPO up to 1.6.3. The impacted element is the function capture_packages. This manipulation causes os command injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-50374. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in Advantech EKI-6333AC-2G, EKI-6333AC-2GD and EKI-6333AC-1GPO up to 1.6.3. It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function capture_packages. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A CWE-78 "Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')" was discovered affecting the following devices manufactured by Advantech: EKI-6333AC-2G (<= 1.6.3), EKI-6333AC-2GD (<= v1.6.3) and EKI-6333AC-1GPO (<= v1.2.1). The vulnerability can be exploited by remote unauthenticated users capable of interacting with the default "edgserver" service enabled on the access point and malicious commands are executed with root privileges. No authentication is enabled on the service and the source of the vulnerability resides in processing code associated to the "capture_packages" operation.

The weakness was disclosed by Diego Zaffaroni. The advisory is shared at nozominetworks.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-50374 since 10/23/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/24/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Vendor

• Advantech

Name

• EKI-6333AC-1GPO
• EKI-6333AC-2G
• EKI-6333AC-2GD

Version

• 1.6.0
• 1.6.1
• 1.6.2
• 1.6.3

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.advantech.com/

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