CVE-2026-73174 Information disclosure in EKI-1242EIMS
A network-adjacent attacker can intercept cleartext management traffic to recover sensitive device identity and network metadata from Advantech EKI-1242EIMS devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-73174?
CVE-2026-73174 is a high-severity vulnerability in Advantech EKI-1242EIMS, published on 16 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Nozomi Networks Labs identified a CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability in the edgserver management protocol of Advantech EKI-1242EIMS in firmware version V1.06.01 that allows a network-adjacent passive observer to intercept management traffic and recover sensitive device identity and network metadata in cleartext.
Weakness: CWE-319
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-73174?
How do I fix CVE-2026-73174?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-73174 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-73174 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-73174 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xm69-j9rc-98cx.