CVE-2026-73172CWE-78command-injection

CVE-2026-73172

published September 16, 2026

CVSS

9.3

EPSS

Percentile

82.3

In the wild

Unconfirmed

What it is

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.

The record

Technical detail

CVSS: 9.3 · NONE
CVSS v4.0: 9.3 · 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
EPSS: 0.02193 · 82.3th percentile
Weakness: CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Published: 2026-09-16T17:18Z

References (2)

https://advcloudfiles.advantech.com/cms/5dafee28-ad53-4d07-a328-7896fcc24b6e/Security%20Advisory%20PDF%20File/SECURITY-ADVISORY----EKI-1242IEIMS-updated-20260904.pdf · [email protected]https://www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2026-73172 · [email protected]

EPSS history

Timeline

18 SEP 04:01Z
EPSS moved — → 2%
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16 SEP 12:57Z
Nozomi Networks Labs identified a CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in the…
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