Vulnerability · Published Sep 16, 2026 · Assigned by Nozomi
CVE-2026-73170
High 8.6
In plain English
A high-severity code 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 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)8.6High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Nozomi Networks Labs identified a CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in the Modbus CSV import workflow of Advantech EKI-1242EIMS in firmware version V1.06.01 that allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary Lua code on the device via a crafted imported file.
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-94 · 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