Nozomi Networks Labs identified a CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information vulnerability in the edgserver management protocol of Advantech EKI-1242EIMS in firmware version V1.06.01 that allows a network-adjacent passive observer to intercept management traffic and recover sensitive device identity and network metadata in cleartext.
Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information The product transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.