Vulnerability · Published Sep 16, 2026 · Assigned by Nozomi
CVE-2026-73174
High 8.7
In plain English
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 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)8.7High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Nozomi Networks Labs identified a CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability in the edgserver management protocol of Advantech EKI-1242EIMS in firmware version V1.06.01 that allows a network-adjacent passive observer to intercept management traffic and recover sensitive device identity and network metadata in cleartext.
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-319 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N