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CVE-2026-73172Disclosure

LOWCVSS 9.3 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch affected systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

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 that allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands as root via crafted requests to TCP port 5058.

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0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-78

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

STABLE

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 2 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked 1d ago at 1 mentions (2026-09-18); latest day: 1
  • 2 total mentions across 2 days

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 2d
00111Mentions · 2026-09-18: 1Mentions · 2026-09-19: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-09-19: 1Technical Details · 2026-09-18: 1Technical Details · 2026-09-19: 109-1809-19
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
150.0%
Patch
150.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-09-181
Disclosure1
2026-09-191
Patch1
Full discourse2 posts
  • SecAlerts@SecAlertsCo
    Patch

    🏭 Advantech EKI-1242EIMS: unauthenticated OS command injection in the edgserver management service. CVSS 9.3 critical, network-exploitable, no privileges needed. CVE-2026-73172 — patch now if this is in your OT stack. #cybersecurity #ics #ot #ciso https://secalerts.co/vulnerability/CVE-2026-73172?utm_campaign=x https://t.co/AtqW8GrtMx

    Post summary

    The post announces CVE-2026-73172 as a critical unauthenticated OS command injection vulnerability in Advantech EKI-1242EIMS edgserver and explicitly urges users to patch now. It provides technical vulnerability details but no PoC, exploit tooling, or active exploitation evidence.

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  • Cybersecurity News DE@cybsecuritynews
    Disclosure

    #schwachstellen CVE-2026-73172: Kritische Root-Command-Injection in Advantech EKI-1242EIMS #advantech #cve202673172 #eki1242eims #nozominetworkslabs https://cybersecurity-news.de/cve-2026-73172-advantech-eki-1242eims-command-injection

    Post summary

    The tweet announces CVE-2026-73172, a critical root command injection in Advantech EKI-1242EIMS, with a link to a news article but provides no PoC, exploit, patch, or active exploitation details.

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    13 followersView on X

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