CVE-2026-79697Active Exploitation

LOWCVSS 8.6 · HIGH

Exploitation ongoing with high activity in latest observed window (1 mentions)

Immediate actions

  • Prioritize remediation for affected systems immediately
  • Assume compromise if assets are exposed
  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Immediate (within 24h)

NVD description

A vulnerability was determined in Advantech WISE-6610-NB, WISE-6610-EB, WISE-6610-TB, WISE-6610-JB, WISE-6610-CB, WISE-6610-EL-NB, WISE-6610-EL-EB, WISE-6610-EL-TB, WISE-6610-EL-JB, WISE-6610-EL-CB, WISE-6610P-DEA, WISE-6610P-DNA and WISE-6610P-DTA 1.2.1_20251110. This affects the function basicstation_apply of the component Basic Station Certificate-Deletion Handler. This manipulation of the argument act causes command injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 1.2.4_20260821 is able to mitigate this issue. Upgrading the affected component is advised. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.

3.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-74CWE-77

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

ACTIVE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Threat summary

  • Active exploitation appears in 1 classified signals
  • 3 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Active exploitation reported across 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 3 signals
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked 1d ago at 2 mentions (2026-09-07); latest day: 1
  • 3 total mentions across 2 days

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 2d
01122Mentions · 2026-09-07: 2Mentions · 2026-09-10: 1Active Exploitation · 2026-09-07: 1Technical Details · 2026-09-07: 2Technical Details · 2026-09-10: 109-0709-10
Signal classification3 categories
Active Exploitation
133.3%
Disclosure
133.3%
General
133.3%
Referenced assets3 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-09-072
Active Exploitation1Disclosure1
2026-09-101
General1
Full discourse3 posts
  • NotCVE@notCVE
    General

    🎯 Most likely to be exploited next (EPSS): • CVE-2026-79697 — EPSS 3.4% · CVSS 9.9 • CVE-2026-78488 — EPSS 3.2% · CVSS 6.5 • CVE-2026-86148 — EPSS 2.5% · CVSS 9.4 📄 Full weekly tables → https://github.com/notcve/reports/blob/main/weekly/2026-09-10.md

    Post summary

    The tweet simply lists several CVEs with their EPSS scores and CVSS ratings, without mentioning PoC, exploits, patches, or active exploitation.

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  • Severity Daily@severitydaily
    Active Exploitation

    Advantech fixed three root command injections in its WISE-6610 gateway and published no advisory for any of them. Two were named today at CVSS 9.9; the third has had a public exploit since February. https://severitydaily.com/advantech-wise-6610-cve-2026-79697-79698-command-injection-no-vendor-advisory/

    Post summary

    Advantech fixed three root command injection flaws in its WISE-6610 gateway without publishing an advisory. The third CVE has been actively exploited in the wild since February.

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  • ThreatAft@ThreatAft
    Disclosure

    🚨 Advantech WISE-6610 — TWO CVSS 9.9 CVEs CVE-2026-79697 (9.9): Certificate deletion command injection CVE-2026-79698 (9.9): Node-RED command injection → https://threataft.com/articles/advantech-wise-6610-two-cvss-9-9-cves #cybersecurity #infosec #Advantech #IIoT #OTSecurity #CVSS9 #PatchNow #ThreatIntel

    Post summary

    Two new high‑severity command injection vulnerabilities (CVE‑2026‑79697 and CVE‑2026‑79698) have been disclosed for Advantech WISE‑6610, with details referenced in the linked article.

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