{"Vulnerability in Advantech Devices Could Allow Remote Root Access"}

CVE-2024-50370

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in certain Advantech EKI series devices, stemming from improper neutralization of special elements utilized in operating system commands. This issue allows remote unauthenticated users to exploit the default 'edgserver' service enabled on these access points, executing malicious commands with root privileges. The root cause of this vulnerability lies in the processing of code associated with the 'cfg_cmd_set_eth_conf' operation. Devices impacted include EKI-6333AC-2G, EKI-6333AC-2GD, and EKI-6333AC-1GPO. No authentication is required to access the vulnerable service, heightening the risk of exploitation.

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