Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Alpine iLX-F511

CVE-2026-118602

What is CVE-2026-118602?

The Alpine iLX-F511 is vulnerable due to an exposed dangerous method within the Fiv service, which allows local attackers to escalate their privileges. This exploitation requires that the attacker already has the ability to execute low-privileged code on the system. Upon successful exploitation, an attacker can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges, potentially compromising the entire system.

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