CVE-2026-28778 - Hardcoded FTP Credentials and LPE(via Insecure Permissions) for `xd` Local Account on IDC SFX2100

CVE-2026-28778 - Hardcoded FTP Credentials and LPE(via Insecure Permissions) for `xd` Local Account on IDC SFX2100

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CVE ID : CVE-2026-28778
Published : March 4, 2026, 8:16 a.m. | 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
Description : International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) SFX Series SuperFlex Satellite Receiver contains undocumented, hardcoded/insecure credentials for the `xd` user account. A remote unauthenticated attacker can log in via FTP using these credentials. Because the `xd` user has write permissions to their home directory where root-executed binaries and symlinks (such as those invoked by `xdstartstop`) are stored, the attacker can overwrite these files or manipulate symlinks to achieve arbitrary code execution as the root user.
Severity: 7.9 | HIGH
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