Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Kenwood DNR1007XR Devices
CVE-2026-18270

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Kenwood

Status
Dnr1007xr
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 August 2026

What is CVE-2026-18270?

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists within the udhcpd service of Kenwood DNR1007XR devices, stemming from improper permission settings on a critical resource. This vulnerability permits authenticated local attackers to elevate their privileges and execute arbitrary code with root-level access after gaining the ability to run low-privileged code on the system.

Affected Version(s)

DNR1007XR 1.7.0003.1000

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-487/
x_research-advisory
https://www.kenwood.com/cs/ce/mm/firmware/2020/2020f/eng....
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.0

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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