{"id":"CVE-2026-73172","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-73172","generatedAt":"2026-09-20T10:51:59.808Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2026-09-16T13:18:06.000Z","lastModified":"2026-09-17T19:16:56.000Z","status":"Awaiting Analysis","sourceIdentifier":"prodsec@nozominetworks.com","cvss":{"version":"4.0","score":9.3,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M"},"cwe":["CWE-78"],"affected":[],"epss":{"score":0.01732,"percentile":0.7661,"date":"2026-09-19","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.73%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://advcloudfiles.advantech.com/cms/5dafee28-ad53-4d07-a328-7896fcc24b6e/Security%20Advisory%20PDF%20File/SECURITY-ADVISORY----EKI-1242IEIMS-updated-20260904.pdf","source":"prodsec@nozominetworks.com"},{"url":"https://www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2026-73172","source":"prodsec@nozominetworks.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73172","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}