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

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

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CVE ID : CVE-2026-29123
Published : March 5, 2026, 2:16 a.m. | 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
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.
Severity: 8.6 | HIGH
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