# CVE-2024-50358: Misconfiguration in EKI-6333AC-1GPO

> Authenticated attackers can restore tampered configuration backups on Advantech industrial switches to bypass security controls or escalate privileges.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 26 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mfqv-qjxh-rprm

## What is CVE-2024-50358?

CVE-2024-50358 is a high-severity vulnerability in Advantech EKI-6333AC-1GPO, published on 26 Nov 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A CWE-15 "External Control of System or Configuration Setting" 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 authenticated users by restoring a tampered configuration backup.

Weakness: CWE-15 (External Control of System or Configuration Setting)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50358?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Advantech Eki-6333ac-1gpo Firmware, Advantech Eki-6333ac-2g Firmware, Advantech Eki-6333ac-2gd Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-50358?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-50358 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-50358 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50358 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Advantech EKI-6333AC-1GPO

- [CVE-2024-50370](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50370/): Command injection in EKI-6333AC-1GPO (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-50371](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50371/): Command injection in EKI-6333AC-1GPO (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-50372](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50372/): Command injection in EKI-6333AC-1GPO (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-50373](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50373/): Command injection in EKI-6333AC-1GPO (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-50374](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50374/): Command injection in EKI-6333AC-1GPO (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-50358 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-50358 is a high-severity vulnerability in Advantech EKI-6333AC-1GPO, published on 26 Nov 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50358 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Advantech EKI-6333AC-1GPO. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50358/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50358/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-50358
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50358
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-50358

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50358/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.