Advantech EKI-1242IEIMS/EKI-1242EIMS up to 1.06.01 Web Management Interface os command injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Advantech EKI-1242IEIMS and EKI-1242EIMS up to 1.06.01. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Web Management Interface. This manipulation causes os command injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-73165. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Advantech EKI-1242IEIMS and EKI-1242EIMS up to 1.06.01. It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Web Management Interface. 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:

Nozomi Networks Labs identified a CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in the web management interface of Advantech EKI-1242IEIMS in firmware version V1.06.01 that allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands as root via crafted request parameters.

The advisory is shared at nozominetworks.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-73165 since 08/11/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/16/2026). 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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• Advantech

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• EKI-1242EIMS
• EKI-1242IEIMS

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• 1.06.01

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.advantech.com/

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