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CVE-2024-50372

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 (<=…

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.28%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.28%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

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 vulnerability can be exploited by remote unauthenticated users capable of interacting with the default "edgserver" service enabled on the access point and malicious commands are executed with root privileges. No authentication is enabled on the service and the source of the vulnerability resides in processing code associated to the "backup_config_to_utility" operation.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.28% probability · 68th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-78
Affected
advantech/eki-6333ac-2g firmware · advantech/eki-6333ac-2gd firmware · advantech/eki-6333ac-1gpo firmware
Source
prodsec@nozominetworks.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.