Advantech EKI Vulnerable to Bypass, Possible Backdoor

Researchers have uncovered yet another issue–and potential backdoor–in Advantech’s beleaguered EKI-1322 serial device server. The Dropbear SSH daemon associated with the server, because of heavy modifications, fails to enforce authentication. This makes it so any user who wants to bypass...

Advantech EKI Vulnerabilities (Update B)

OVERVIEW This updated advisory is a follow-up to the updated advisory titled ICSA-15-344-01A Advantech EKI Vulnerabilities that was published December 15, 2015, on the NCCIC/ICS-CERT web site. --------- Begin Update B Part 1 of 3 -------- HD Moore of Rapid7 identified several vulnerabilities in...

Advantech EKI Hard-coded SSH Keys Vulnerability

OVERVIEW Independent researcher Neil Smith has identified a hard-coded SSH key vulnerability in Advantech’s EKI-122X series products. Advantech has produced new firmware to mitigate this vulnerability. This vulnerability could be exploited remotely. AFFECTED PRODUCTS Advantech reports that the...