CVE-2026-38058 ST Engineering iDirect iQ-Series Terminals Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere
Authenticated users can extract root password hashes from the device configuration, enabling offline cracking and potential privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-38058?
CVE-2026-38058 is a high-severity vulnerability in ST Engineering iDirect 3315-Series terminals, published on 11 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The endpoint on the iDirect iQ200 VSAT terminal returns the complete device configuration as JSON, including the SECURITY section which contains MD5-crypt password hashes for the root SSH and web administration accounts. Any user with valid web credentials can extract these hashes and crack them offline using commodity hardware.
Weakness: CWE-497
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-38058?
How do I fix CVE-2026-38058?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-38058 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-38058 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-38058 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q5c6-wf9x-9mqx.