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CVE-2026-38058: ST Engineering iDirect Evolution iQ‑Series terminals · CWE-497

Affects ST Engineering iDirect Evolution iQ‑Series terminalsSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.1 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 39% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
ST Engineering iDirectEvolution iQ‑Series terminalsAffected
  • <=4.5.2.1
Fixed in–
ST Engineering iDirect3315-Series terminalsAffected
  • <=4.5.2.1
Fixed in–
ST Engineering iDirect9-Series TerminalsAffected
  • <=4.5.2.1
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, restrict web access to trusted users only and monitor for unauthorized access attempts.

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.

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