CVE-2026-73169

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.3 v4.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-09-16 · updated 2026-09-23
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Nozomi Networks Labs identified a CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in the Modbus transaction management interface of Advantech EKI-1242EIMS in firmware version V1.06.01 that allows a remote authenticated attacker to store malicious script content that executes in the browser of any administrator who later opens an affected management page.

Affected products

Advantech EKI-1242EIMS: through 1.06.01
Advantech EKI-1242IEIMS: through 1.06.01

References

https://advcloudfiles.advantech.com/cms/5dafee28-ad53-4d07-a328-7896fcc24b6e/Security%20Advisory%20PDF%20File/SECURITY-ADVISORY----EKI-1242IEIMS-updated-20260904.pdf
https://www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2026-73169

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