# CVE-2026-118602: Alpine iLX-F511 Fiv.System Exposed Dangerous Method Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Status: published. Published: 2026-10-28. Updated: 2026-11-05.

Alpine iLX-F511 Fiv.System Exposed Dangerous Method Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Alpine iLX-F511. 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 Fiv service. The issue results from an exposed dangerous method. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-29095.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

- Alpine / iLX-F511: 7.0.000 (affected). Source: CNA: zdi

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.0: 7.8 (high); CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: CNA: zdi

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: 0.12% as of 2026-11-05; percentile 1.65%

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact total; source ADP: CISA-ADP

- Weaknesses: CWE-749

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-820/ (CNA: zdi; x_research-advisory)

## Provenance

- CNA: zdi: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118602; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated 2026-11-05

- FIRST EPSS: https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-118602; retrieved 2026-11-05; source updated Not reported

Revision: 5a56d8fdd7918d762638c2c83b88c8d25ced67dcc51de6ecc9f50da6a6b48f66

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