A CWE-798 "Use of Hard-coded Credentials" was discovered affecting the following devices manufactured by Advantech: EKI-6333AC-2G (<= 1.6.3…

published 2024-11-26 23 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-45075

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 8%
public exploits: 0; none known

A CWE-798 "Use of Hard-coded Credentials" 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 is associated to the backup configuration functionality that by default encrypts the archives using a static password.

Patch / fix

fixed in 3

advantech eki-6333ac-2g_firmware 1.6.5
advantech eki-6333ac-2gd_firmware 1.6.5
advantech eki-6333ac-1gpo_firmware 1.2.2

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 23 mo ago (2024-11-26)

Exploit prediction

0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Advantech EKI-6333AC-2G
Advantech EKI-6333AC-2GD
Advantech EKI-6333AC-1GPO
advantech eki-6333ac-2g_firmware
advantech eki-6333ac-2gd_firmware
advantech eki-6333ac-1gpo_firmware

Classification

Weakness

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

nozominetworks.com /labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2024-50377
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-50377
NVD CVE-2024-50377

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Summary