Vulnerability · Published Oct 28, 2026 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2026-118601Alpine iLX-F511 SSH Hard-Coded Credentials Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Medium 6.3

In plain English

A medium-severity hard-coded credentials in iLX-F511 from Alpine. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)6.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 80.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Alpine iLX-F511 SSH Hard-Coded Credentials Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent 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 SSH service. The issue results from the use of hard-coded credentials. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the telechips user. Was ZDI-CAN-29013.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Alpine	iLX-F511	7.0.000

Weakness: CWE-798 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

ZDI-26-819 x_research-advisory