Vulnerability · Published Aug 20, 2026 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2026-18273Kenwood DNR1007XR USB Incorrect Default Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Medium 6.6

In plain English

A medium-severity incorrect default permissions 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 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)6.6Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Kenwood DNR1007XR USB Incorrect Default Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Kenwood DNR1007XR devices. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of the mount point for the USB filesystem. The issue results from incorrect permissions on a directory used by the product. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-29070.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Kenwood	DNR1007XR	1.7.0003.1000

Weakness: CWE-276 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ZDI-26-490 x_research-advisory
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