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● High · CVSS 8.3

How to Fix CVE-2026-29122: SFX2100 Satellite Receiver (Bundle Sibling)

By Sai Kiran Pandrala. Last verified: 2026-05-25.

CVE-2026-29122 is a sibling vulnerability in the same vendor advisory as CVE-2026-28769. Apply the same patched build and you close both. The technical detail below is what differs.

⚡ At a glance
Severity8.3 (High)
Actively exploited?No public listing in CISA KEV
AffectedSFX2100 Satellite Receiver SFX2100
Fixed inSame patched build as CVE-2026-28769
Type (CWE)CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

What's different about CVE-2026-29122?

International Data Casting (IDC) SFX2100 satellite receiver comes with the /bin/date utility installed with the setuid bit set. This configuration grants elevated privileges to any local user who can execute the binary. A local actor is able to use the GTFObins resource to preform privileged file reads as the root user on the local file system. This allows an actor to be able to read any root read-only files, such as the /etc/shadow file or other configuration/secrets carrier files.

How to fix CVE-2026-29122

Apply the patched build per the primary write-up: How to Fix CVE-2026-28769. All commands, verification steps, and rollback notes for SFX2100 Satellite Receiver are listed there.

Frequently asked questions

Does the CVE-2026-28769 patch close CVE-2026-29122?

Yes. Both CVEs are addressed by the same vendor patch. Applying the patched build closes the full bundle.

Is CVE-2026-29122 listed in CISA KEV?

No public KEV listing at the time of this writing.

Where is the official advisory?

See https://www.abdulmhsblog.com/posts/sfx2100-vulns/

References


*Written by Sai Kiran Pandrala. Part of the SFX2100 Satellite Receiver bundle. Full procedure at how-to-fix-cve-2026-28769.*