Vulnerability · Published Sep 11, 2026 · Assigned by icscert

CVE-2026-38058ST Engineering iDirect iQ-Series Terminals Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in 3315-Series terminals from ST Engineering iDirect. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The endpoint on the iDirect iQ200 VSAT terminal returns the complete device configuration as JSON, including the SECURITY section which contains MD5-crypt password hashes for the root SSH and web administration accounts. Any user with valid web credentials can extract these hashes and crack them offline using commodity hardware.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
ST Engineering iDirect Evolution iQ‑Series terminals 0 – through 4.5.2.1
ST Engineering iDirect 3315-Series terminals 0 – through 4.5.2.1
ST Engineering iDirect 9-Series Terminals 0 – through 4.5.2.1

Weakness: CWE-497 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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