`/bin/date` Binary given SETUID Permissions on IDC SFX2100 Leading to Potential LPE
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
International Data Casting (IDC) SFX2100 satellite receiver comes with the `/bin/date` utility installed with the setuid bit set. This configuration grants elevated privileges to any local user who can execute the binary. A local actor is able to use the GTFObins resource to preform privileged file reads as the root user on the local file system. This allows an actor to be able to read any root read-only files, such as the /etc/shadow file or other configuration/secrets carrier files.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) | SFX2100 Satellite Receiver | SFX2100 and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- SFX2100 Satellite Receiver VendorInternational Datacasting Corporation (IDC) Affected SFX2100 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:datacast:sfx2100_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) |
| cpe:2.3:h:datacast:sfx2100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) |
- cpe:2.3:o:datacast:sfx2100_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·International Datacasting Corporation (IDC)
- cpe:2.3:h:datacast:sfx2100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·International Datacasting Corporation (IDC)
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-29122
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m5w7-xjg9-fvcr
References
More International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) Sfx2100 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-23266 Incorrect Permission Assignment(777) on `monitor` Users Home Directory Containing SUID Root Binaries in IDC SFX2100 CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2026-23267 IDC SFX2100 Satellite Receiver bgpd/ospfd/ripd/zebra Config Credential Disclosure via World-Readable Files CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-23265 World-Writable, Root Owned/Run `/etc/udhcpc/default.script` in IDC SFX2100 Satellite Receiver Leads To Potential LPE CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2026-22970 Unauthenticated RCE via SNMP Default Writable Community String CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-22969 Authenticated OS Command Injection via Traceroute Utility leads to Root RCE CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-22968 Authenticated OS Command Injection via Ping Utility Leading to RCE as Root CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-29122 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-29122 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m5w7-xjg9-fvcr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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