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.

Published 20 Aug 2026, 17:17 UTC Last modified 20 Aug 2026, 17:17 UTC

6.8

CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM base score CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack profile

The conditions required to exploit this vulnerability and its potential impact.

Attack vector Physical

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

Availability High

Exploitability0.9

Impact5.9

Affected products

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NVD has not published structured affected-product data for this record.

Weakness classification

CWE categories help security teams group the underlying software weakness.

CWECWE-78

Source references

External advisories, patches and technical reports attached to this CVE record.

NVD National Vulnerability Database recordnvd.nist.gov 01 Technical reference zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com 02 Technical reference zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com