Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-118610 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-118610 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-118610?
- 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-2026-118610?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Restrict network-adjacent access to the affected device, including via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections that could reach the Android Auto service. 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-2026-118610 attacked?
- It is attacked from the adjacent network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-118610?
- 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-adjacent access to the affected device, including via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections that could reach the Android Auto service.
Technical details
A stack-based buffer overflow exists in the Alpine iLX-F511's Android Auto service due to insufficient validation of user-supplied data length before copying to a fixed-length stack buffer. Network-adjacent attackers can trigger this flaw to achieve arbitrary code execution in the root context. No patch has been publicly disclosed.
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