Privilege escalation in Datacast Sfx2100
CVE-2026-29122
International Data Casting (IDC) SFX2100 satellite receiver comes with the `/bin/date` utility installed with the setuid bit set. This configuration grants elevated privileges to any local user who can execute the binary. A local actor is able to use the GTFObins resource to preform privileged file reads as the root user on the local file system. This allows an actor to be able to read any root read-only files, such as the /etc/shadow file or other configuration/secrets carrier files.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (2.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 2.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- b7efe717-a805-47cf-8e9a-921fca0ce0ce (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- b7efe717-a805-47cf-8e9a-921fca0ce0ce (Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-29122?
- CVE-2026-29122 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Datacast Sfx2100, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-03-05.
- How severe is CVE-2026-29122?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.