CVE-2026-18267

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.86.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.8 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-20. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Kenwood DNR1007XR Firmware Update Link Following Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Kenwood DNR1007XR devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the firmware update process. By creating a symbolic link, an attacker can abuse the service to move a file to an arbitrary location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-28751.

CVSS v3
6.8
EG Score
6.8(medium)
EG Risk
31(Track)
EG Risk 31/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity68% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
22%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 20, 2026

Last Modified

August 31, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 20, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Firmware Updates | Car Electronics | KENWOOD

https://www.kenwood.com/cs/ce/mm/firmware/2020/2020f/eng.html
generic

ZDI-26-484 - TrendAI™ Zero Day Initiative™ (ZDI)

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-484/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-18267(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 17× in last 7d / 81× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-20 17:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-19 18:40 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-19 18:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-18 20:04 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-18 20:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-17 21:23 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-17 21:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-16 20:02 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-16 20:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-16 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-16 05:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-15 18:49 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-15 18:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-14 19:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-13 20:42 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-13 20:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-13 16:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-12 22:06 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-12 22:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-12 15:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-11 23:29 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-11 23:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-11 09:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-11 00:19 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-11 00:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-10 00:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-09 01:59 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-09 01:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-08 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-07 15:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-06 16:13 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-06 16:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-05 17:28 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-05 17:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-04 18:49 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-04 18:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-03 19:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-02 21:11 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-02 21:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-02 14:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-01 19:01 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-01 19:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-01 13:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-01 04:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-31 20:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-31 14:56 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-08-31 14:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-08-30 16:19 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-08-30 16:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-08-29 17:43 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-08-29 17:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-08-28 18:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-27 19:16 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-08-27 19:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-08-26 20:41 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-08-26 20:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-26 20:08 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-08-26 20:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-08-26 09:28 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-08-26 09:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-08-25 10:35 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-08-25 10:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-24 11:58 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-08-24 11:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-23 13:22 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-08-23 13:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-08-22 14:46 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-08-22 14:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-08-21 16:10 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-08-21 16:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-20 17:34 UTCEG score recompute
  60. 2026-08-20 16:17 UTCEG score recompute
  61. 2026-08-20 16:16 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-18267?
CVE-2026-18267 is a medium vulnerability published on August 20, 2026. Kenwood DNR1007XR Firmware Update Link Following Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Kenwood DNR1007XR devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw…
When was CVE-2026-18267 disclosed?
CVE-2026-18267 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 20, 2026, with the most recent update on August 31, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-18267 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-18267 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 77.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-18267?
CVE-2026-18267 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-18267?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-18267, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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