CVE-2026-29123: Multiple SUID Root Binaries in `xd` User Home Directory Leading to Potential Local Privilege Escalation

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2026-03-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

Description

A SUID root-owned binary in /home/xd/terminal/XDTerminal in International Data Casting (IDC) SFX2100 on Linux allows a local actor to potentially preform local privilege escalation depending on conditions of the system via execution of the affected SUID binary. This can be via PATH hijacking, symlink abuse or shared object hijacking.

Affected products

International Datacasting Corporation SFX2100 Satellite Receiver: all versions

References

https://www.abdulmhsblog.com/posts/sfx2100-vulns/

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