CVE-2026-73171: Advantech Eki-1242eims

High severity, CVSS 8.6. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

• Advantech Eki-1242eims: up to and including 1.06.01
• Advantech Eki-1242ieims: up to and including 1.06.01

Published 2026-09-16. Last modified 2026-09-23.