Local root code execution via writable DHCP script
Published Mar 5, 2026 · Updated Mar 5, 2026
Incorrect permissions in the IDC SFX2100 Satellite Receiver allow local users to execute root commands via a writable DHCP event script. The root-owned /etc/udhcpc/default.script is mode 0777, so it accepts unprivileged writes and runs attacker-added shell commands as root. Any local account can append commands; root execution occurs when BusyBox udhcpc processes a DHCP lease event, enabling privilege escalation and persistence.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect permissions in the IDC SFX2100 Satellite Receiver allow local users to execute root commands via a writable DHCP event script. The root-owned /etc/udhcpc/default.script is mode 0777, so it accepts unprivileged writes and runs attacker-added shell commands as root. Any local account can append commands; root execution occurs when BusyBox udhcpc processes a DHCP lease event, enabling privilege escalation and persistence.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-29126
- Published
- Mar 5, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 5, 2026
- Vendor
- International Datacasting Corporation
- Product
- SFX2100 Satellite Receiver
- Classifications
- CWE-732, CWE-863, T1574.010
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 5, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=SFX2100
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