CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2026-29126 — Datacast Sfx2100 Firmware security vulnerability

High CVSS 8.5

Incorrect permission assignment (world-writable file) in /etc/udhcpc/default.script in International Data Casting (IDC) SFX2100 Satellite Receiver allows a local unprivileged attacker to potentially execute arbitrary commands with root privileges (local privilege escalation and persistence) via modification of a root-owned, world-writable BusyBox udhcpc DHCP event script, which is executed when a DHCP lease is obtained, renewed, or lost.

Severity
High
CVSS
8.5 (4.0)
Published
2026-03-05
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-732, CWE-863

Affected products

  • datacast / sfx2100_firmware

Matched remediation archetype

Privilege escalation and unsafe privilege management

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Check exposure

  • Map service accounts, operating-system identities, roles, capabilities, impersonation, set-user transitions, and administrative helper paths.
  • Determine whether untrusted users or lower-privilege processes can reach the affected transition or modify inputs it trusts.
  • Review file, socket, registry, device, job, container, and cloud-role permissions used before and after privilege changes.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the supported fix and redesign privileged operations as a minimal, authenticated, allowlisted interface.
  • Drop privileges before processing untrusted input, verify the drop succeeds, and remove unnecessary roles, capabilities, and write permissions.
  • Validate ownership and permissions at time of use and add explicit lower-to-higher privilege boundary tests.

Authoritative sources

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