CVE-2026-18272CWE-78command-injection

CVE-2026-18272

Medium · published August 20, 2026

CVSS v3.0
6.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
58.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
6.8 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00881 · 58.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Published
2026-08-20T21:17Z
References (2)
https://www.kenwood.com/cs/ce/mm/firmware/2020/2020f/eng.html · [email protected]https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-489/ · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 AUG 16:14Z
    Kenwood DNR1007XR startUpdateProcess Command Injection Vulnerability
    cvelistv5