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CVE-2026-18272

Published: Aug 20, 2026Updated: Aug 20, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-78
6.8MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 43.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Kenwood DNR1007XR startUpdateProcess Command Injection Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Kenwood DNR1007XR devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the startUpdateProcess method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-28981.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:PAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:PAttack Vector
Physical
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-78

Affected Products

Kenwood
commercial
DNR1007XREmbedded
Hardware Firmware / storage-nas

Exploitability

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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://www.kenwood.com/cs/ce/mm/firmware/2020/2020f/eng.html
kenwood.com
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-489/
zerodayinitiative.com

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