Vulnerability · Published Aug 20, 2026 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2026-18272Kenwood DNR1007XR startUpdateProcess Command Injection Vulnerability

Medium 6.8

In plain English

A medium-severity OS command injection in DNR1007XR from Kenwood. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 78% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)6.8Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)1.7%top 22.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Kenwood DNR1007XR startUpdateProcess Command Injection Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Kenwood DNR1007XR devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the startUpdateProcess method. 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 arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-28981.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Kenwood	DNR1007XR	1.7.0003.1000

Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ZDI-26-489 x_research-advisory
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