Unauthenticated administrative access via hardcoded Telnet credentials
Published Mar 4, 2026 · Updated Mar 4, 2026
Use of hardcoded credentials in IDC SuperFlex SFX2100 allows remote attackers to obtain administrative Telnet access to the receiver. The firmware ships an undocumented admin account with a fixed password, and the Telnet service accepts that credential pair without device-specific provisioning. Network reachability to Telnet is sufficient; successful authentication exposes the appliance's administrative shell and permits system compromise.
Summary
What happened
Use of hardcoded credentials in IDC SuperFlex SFX2100 allows remote attackers to obtain administrative Telnet access to the receiver. The firmware ships an undocumented admin account with a fixed password, and the Telnet service accepts that credential pair without device-specific provisioning. Network reachability to Telnet is sufficient; successful authentication exposes the appliance's administrative shell and permits system compromise.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-29119
- Published
- Mar 4, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 4, 2026
- Vendor
- International Datacasting Corporation
- Product
- SuperFlex SFX2100 Series
- Classifications
- CWE-798, T1078.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 4, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 4, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=SFX2100
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Public exploit references
- SFX2100 admin Telnet credential procedurefunctional · demonstrated
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