CVE-2026-18273: Kenwood DNR1007XR

Medium severity, CVSS 6.6. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Kenwood DNR1007XR USB Incorrect Default Permissions Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Kenwood DNR1007XR devices. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of the mount point for the USB filesystem. The issue results from incorrect permissions on a directory used by the product. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-29070.

Affected products

• Kenwood DNR1007XR: version 1.7.0003.1000 only

Published 2026-08-20. Last modified 2026-08-31.