CVE-2026-79698: Command Injection in Advantech WISE-6610-NB
Description
A vulnerability was identified 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 vulnerability affects the function nodered_lib_apply of the component Node-RED Library. Such manipulation of the argument act leads to command injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 1.2.4_20260821 is able to resolve this issue. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.
CVSS v4.0
Score 9.4critical
Affected software
Advantech
WISE-6610-NB
Advantech
WISE-6610-EB
Advantech
WISE-6610-TB
Advantech
WISE-6610-JB
Advantech
WISE-6610-CB
Advantech
WISE-6610-EL-NB
Advantech
WISE-6610-EL-EB
Advantech
WISE-6610-EL-TB
Advantech
WISE-6610-EL-JB
Advantech
WISE-6610-EL-CB
Advantech
WISE-6610P-DEA
Advantech
WISE-6610P-DNA
Advantech
WISE-6610P-DTA
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Advantech WISE-6610-NB and related models allows remote command injection via the nodered_lib_apply function in the Node-RED Library component. The attack vector involves manipulating the 'act' argument, enabling execution of arbitrary commands on the affected device. The vulnerability affects version 1.2.1_20251110 and was assigned CVE-2026-79698 with a CVSS 4.0 score of 9.4, indicating critical severity. The vendor responded promptly and released version 1.2.4_20260821 to fix the issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the affected device, potentially leading to full system compromise. Given the critical CVSS score and the nature of command injection, the impact includes unauthorized control over the device and disruption of its intended operation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade the affected Advantech WISE-6610 devices from version 1.2.1_20251110 to version 1.2.4_20260821 or later, as this update contains the official fix for the command injection vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T12:13:42.095Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a9e5f47acd9273b491b706f
Added to database: 09/07/2026, 06:52:55 UTC
Last enriched: 09/14/2026, 23:39:19 UTC
Last updated: 10/22/2026, 01:15:26 UTC
Views: 202
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