# CVE-2026-29119: Hardcoded and Insecure Credentials for "Admin" Account providing Telnet Access on IDC SFX2100 Satellite Receiver

> Remote attackers can use hardcoded admin credentials to access the Telnet service on IDC SFX2100 satellite receivers, leading to system compromise.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 5 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rjp8-hm8p-5c9x

## What is CVE-2026-29119?

CVE-2026-29119 is a high-severity vulnerability in International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) SFX2100 Series SuperFlex SatelliteReceiver, published on 4 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) SFX Series SuperFlex(SFX2100) SatelliteReceiver contains hardcoded and insecure credentials for the `admin` account. A remote unauthenticated attacker can use these undocumented credentials to access the satellite system directly via the Telnet service, leading to potential system compromise.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-29119?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Datacast Sfx2100 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-29119?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-29119 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-29119 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-29119 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) SFX2100 Series SuperFlex SatelliteReceiver

- [CVE-2026-28775](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28775/): Unauthenticated RCE via SNMP Default Writable Community String (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2026-28773](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28773/): Authenticated OS Command Injection via Ping Utility Leading to RCE as Root (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2026-28774](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28774/): Authenticated OS Command Injection via Traceroute Utility leads to Root RCE (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2026-29127](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-29127/): Incorrect Permission Assignment(777) on `monitor` Users Home Directory Containing SUID Root Binaries in IDC SFX2100 (critical 9.2)
- [CVE-2026-28777](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-28777/): Hardcoded and Insecure Credentials for "User" Local Account with SSH Access On IDC SFX2100 Satellite Receiver (critical 9.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-29119 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-29119 is a high-severity vulnerability in International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) SFX2100 Series SuperFlex SatelliteReceiver, published on 4 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-29119 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) SFX2100 Series SuperFlex SatelliteReceiver. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-29119/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-29119/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-29119
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-29119
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-29119

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.