Advantech EKI-6333AC-2G/EKI-6333AC-2GD/EKI-6333AC-1GPO Backup Configuration os command injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Advantech EKI-6333AC-2G, EKI-6333AC-2GD and EKI-6333AC-1GPO. This affects an unknown part of the component Backup Configuration Handler. The manipulation results in os command injection. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-50377. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Advantech EKI-6333AC-2G, EKI-6333AC-2GD and EKI-6333AC-1GPO (affected version not known). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Backup Configuration Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A CWE-798 "Use of Hard-coded Credentials" 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 is associated to the backup configuration functionality that by default encrypts the archives using a static password.

The weakness was shared by Diego Zaffaroni. The advisory is available at nozominetworks.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-50377 since 10/23/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/24/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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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