Is CVE-2026-118602 being exploited?

No public exploit is currently tracked.

How severe is CVE-2026-118602?

CVE-2026-118602 has a CVSS v3 severity of HIGH (7.8).

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CVE-2026-118602

Description

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.