Advantech Products Denial-of-Service Vulnerability Allowing Remote Reboots

A vulnerability in certain Advantech products can be exploited to cause repeated system reboots, leading to remote denial-of-service conditions and unavailability of the system. This issue affects the WISE-4010LAN, WISE-4050LAN, and WISE-4060LAN models.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability can cause repeated system reboots, leading to remote denial-of-service conditions and unavailability of the system.

Remediation

Users and administrators are advised to update to firmware version A2.02 B00, which addresses this vulnerability by introducing the ability to manually disable Modbus TCP communication. If Modbus TCP is not required in the deployment, it should be disabled. For more information, visit the Advantech support page.