Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-118606 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-118606 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-118606?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 28 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Alpine iLX-F511.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-118606?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Restrict network access to the Alpine iLX-F511 device, limiting interactions from untrusted network segments. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-118606 attacked?
- It is attacked from the adjacent network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-118606?
- Check whether you run Alpine iLX-F511. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
Restrict network access to the Alpine iLX-F511 device, limiting interactions from untrusted network segments.
Technical details
The Alpine iLX-F511 framework service exposes a dangerous function that can be invoked by unauthenticated network-adjacent attackers without requiring user interaction. Exploitation allows arbitrary code execution in the context of root, granting full system compromise. No patch status is mentioned in the advisory.
Affected products
- Alpine iLX-F511
Timeline
- 2026-02-04: disclosed: Vulnerability reported to vendor
- 2026-10-28: advisory: Coordinated public release of advisory