Advantech EKI-6333AC-2G/EKI-6333AC-2GD/EKI-6333AC-1GPO API certificate_file_remove os command injection

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A vulnerability was found in Advantech EKI-6333AC-2G, EKI-6333AC-2GD and EKI-6333AC-1GPO. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function certificate_file_remove of the component API. This manipulation causes os command injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-50361. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability has been found in Advantech EKI-6333AC-2G, EKI-6333AC-2GD and EKI-6333AC-1GPO (unknown version) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function certificate_file_remove of the component API. 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 source of the vulnerability relies on multiple parameters belonging to the "certificate_file_remove" API which are not properly sanitized before being concatenated to OS level commands.

The weakness was presented by Diego Zaffaroni. It is possible to read the advisory at nozominetworks.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-50361 since 10/23/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/24/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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• Advantech

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

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.advantech.com/

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