CVE-2024-50373

moderate-risk
Published 2024-11-26

A CWE-78 "Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')" was discovered affecting the following devices manufactured by Advantech: EKI-6333AC-2G (<= 1.6.3), EKI-6333AC-2GD (<= v1.6.3) and EKI-6333AC-1GPO (<= v1.2.1). The vulnerability can be exploited by remote unauthenticated users capable of interacting with the default "edgserver" service enabled on the access point and malicious commands are executed with root privileges. No authentication is enabled on the service and the source of the vulnerability resides in processing code associated to the "restore_config_from_utility" operation.

Do I need to act?

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0.99% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Affected Vendors

Advantech

References (1)

Third Party Advisory https://www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2024-50373
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moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 9/34 · Low