Command injection in Alpine iLX-F511 diagapp
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
Alpine iLX-F511 devices contain a command injection flaw in the diagapp component. The software does not validate a user-supplied string before passing it to a system call, which lets a physically present attacker execute arbitrary code as root without authentication.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Description from the CNA
Alpine iLX-F511 diagapp Command Injection Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Alpine iLX-F511 devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the diagapp component. 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 code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-28750.
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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Alpine iLX-F511.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05
Timeline
- 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-118607
- 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-534x-8vf3-m22c
- 2026-10-30 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 1
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Sources
- CVE-2026-118607 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-118607 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-534x-8vf3-m22c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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