# CVE-2026-79697: Advantech WISE-6610-NB Basic Station Certificate-Deletion basicstation_apply command injection

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via the basicstation_apply function in Advantech WISE-6610 devices, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.4 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 8 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xm3j-j5cf-v4fr

## What is CVE-2026-79697?

CVE-2026-79697 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Advantech WISE-6610-CB, published on 7 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was determined in Advantech WISE-6610-NB, WISE-6610-EB, WISE-6610-TB, WISE-6610-JB, WISE-6610-CB, WISE-6610-EL-NB, WISE-6610-EL-EB, WISE-6610-EL-TB, WISE-6610-EL-JB, WISE-6610-EL-CB, WISE-6610P-DEA, WISE-6610P-DNA and WISE-6610P-DTA 1.2.1_20251110. This affects the function basicstation_apply of the component Basic Station Certificate-Deletion Handler. This manipulation of the argument act causes command injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Upgrading to version 1.2.4_20260821 is able to mitigate this issue. Upgrading the affected component is advised. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command), CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-79697?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-79697?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-79697 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-79697 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-79697 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-79697 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-79697 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Advantech WISE-6610-CB, published on 7 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-79697 exists.

Affected product: Advantech WISE-6610-CB. 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-2026-79697/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-79697/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79697
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79697
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-79697

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