Vulnerability · Published Sep 16, 2026 · Assigned by Nozomi

CVE-2026-73171

High 8.6

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A high-severity security flaw 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 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)8.6High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 55.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Nozomi Networks Labs identified a CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability in the backup-restore workflow of Advantech EKI-1242EIMS in firmware version V1.06.01 that allows a remote authenticated attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the device filesystem by uploading a crafted backup archive through the web management interface.

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-73 · 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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