CVE-2026-28776
Hardcoded and Insecure Credentials for "monitor" account with SSH Access On IDC SFX2100 Satellite Receiver
International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) SFX Series SuperFlex SatelliteReceiver contains hardcoded credentials for the monitor account. A remote unauthenticated attacker can use these trivial, undocumented credentials to access the system via SSH. While initially dropped into a restricted shell, the attacker can trivially break out to achieve standard shell functionality.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Hardcoded and Insecure Credentials for "monitor" account with SSH Access On IDC SFX2100 Satellite Receiver
International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) SFX Series SuperFlex SatelliteReceiver contains hardcoded credentials for the monitor account. A remote unauthenticated attacker can use these trivial, undocumented credentials to access the system via SSH. While initially dropped into a restricted shell, the attacker can trivially break out to achieve standard shell functionality.
- Record
CVE-2026-28776- CVSS 4.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-9371
International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) SFX Series SuperFlex SatelliteReceiver contains hardcoded credentials for the monitor account. A remote unauthenticated attacker can use these trivial, undocumented credentials to access the system via SSH. While initially dropped into a restricted shell, the attacker can trivially break out to achieve standard shell functionality.
- Record
EUVD-2026-9371- CVSS 4.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wh7x-5725-86jp
International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) SFX Series SuperFlex SatelliteReceiver contains...
International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) SFX Series SuperFlex SatelliteReceiver contains hardcoded credentials for the monitor account. A remote unauthenticated attacker can use these trivial, undocumented credentials to access the system via SSH. While initially dropped into a restricted shell, the attacker can trivially break out to achieve standard shell functionality.
- Record
GHSA-wh7x-5725-86jp- CVSS 4.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) SFX Series SuperFlex SatelliteReceiver contains hardcoded credentials for the monitor account. A remote unauthenticated attacker can use these trivial, undocumented credentials to access the system via SSH. While initially dropped into a restricted shell, the attacker can trivially break out to achieve standard shell functionality.
- Record
CVE-2026-28776- CVSS 4.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-28776 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Datacast Sfx2100 Firmware, published March 4, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.55%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.