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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Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Thu, 20 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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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.
Title Kenwood DNR1007XR startUpdateProcess Command Injection Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-78
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Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-26T19:48:29.217Z

Reserved: 2026-07-29T17:02:57.794Z

Link: CVE-2026-18272

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T19:48:21.991Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-20T17:17:23.757

Modified: 2026-08-26T20:17:08.290

Link: CVE-2026-18272

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T14:45:16Z

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