Vulnerability · Published Sep 16, 2026 · Assigned by Nozomi

CVE-2026-73165

High 8.6

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A high-severity OS command injection in EKI-1242EIMS from Advantech. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)8.6High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Advantech	EKI-1242IEIMS	0 – through 1.06.01
Advantech	EKI-1242EIMS	0 – through 1.06.01

Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Affected products (as reported)

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