Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-118607 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-118607 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-118607?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.8, published 28 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Alpine iLX-F511.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-118607?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Restrict physical access and interaction with the iLX-F511 device to prevent attackers from connecting to the diagapp component. 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-2026-118607 attacked?
- It is attacked with physical access, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-118607?
- 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 physical access and interaction with the iLX-F511 device to prevent attackers from connecting to the diagapp component.
Technical details
The diagapp component in Alpine iLX-F511 fails to properly validate user-supplied strings before passing them to system calls, enabling OS command injection. Attack requires physical access to the device with no authentication or user interaction needed. An attacker can execute arbitrary code in the root context, gaining complete control over the infotainment system.
Affected products
- Alpine iLX-F511
Timeline
- 2026-02-04: disclosed: Vulnerability reported to vendor
- 2026-10-15: other: ZDI notified vendor of intention to publish as 0-day advisory
- 2026-10-28: advisory: Coordinated public release of advisory