CVE-2026-18272
CVE-2026-18272
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.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-489/ (x_research-advisory)
- www.kenwood.com/cs/ce/mm/firmware/2020/2020f/eng.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-18272?
- CVE-2026-18272 is a medium-severity vulnerability, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-08-20.
- How severe is CVE-2026-18272?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.