Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-28770

Datacast Sfx2100 Firmware

Public PoC
Published
04 March 2026
Modified
09 March 2026
CVSS Score v4 5.3
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Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0037 30th percentile
Risk Priority 32 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-28770 is a medium-severity aka Blind XPath Injection (CWE-91) vulnerability in Datacast Sfx2100 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Content Injection (T1659); ranked at the 30th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2026-28770 is an XML injection vulnerability stemming from improper neutralization of special elements in the /IDC_Logging/checkifdone.cgi script within the International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) SFX Series SuperFlex Satellite Receiver Web management Interface version 101. The issue occurs because the application reflects unsanitized user input from the `file` parameter directly into a CDATA block, allowing an attacker to break out of the tags and inject arbitrary XML elements. It is classified under CWE-91 with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

An authenticated attacker with low privileges can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low attack complexity and without requiring user interaction. Exploitation enables injection of arbitrary XML, which has been confirmed to result in reflected XSS; further abuse such as XXE may also be possible, potentially leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Mitigation details are available in the advisory published at https://www.abdulmhsblog.com/posts/sfx2100-vulns/.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Improper neutralization of special elements in the /IDC_Logging/checkifdone.cgi script in International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) SFX Series SuperFlex Satellite Receiver Web management Interface version 101 allows for XML Injection. The application reflects un-sanitized user input from the `file` parameter directly into…

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a CDATA block, allowing an authenticated attacker to break out of the tags and inject arbitrary XML elements. An actor is confirmed to be able to turn this into an reflected XSS but further abuse such as XXE may be possible

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1659 Content Injection Initial Access
Adversaries may gain access and continuously communicate with victims by injecting malicious content into systems through online network traffic.
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

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CVE-2026-28775Same product: Datacast Sfx2100
CVE-2026-29127Same product: Datacast Sfx2100
CVE-2026-29126Same product: Datacast Sfx2100
CVE-2026-29125Same product: Datacast Sfx2100
CVE-2026-29120Same product: Datacast Sfx2100

Affected Assets

datacast
sfx2100 firmware
all versions

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Input validation directly stops unneutralized XML metacharacters from reaching the parser.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC directly requires input neutralization and validation that eliminates XML injection flaws.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Security testing catches XML injection during development but does not itself implement the fix.

A.8.15 Logging partial match
finds

Logging can record injection attempts for detection but does not prevent the weakness.

finds

Monitoring can detect exploitation but provides no preventive control over XML handling.

prevents

Secure SDLC mandates input validation and output encoding that directly prevent XML injection.

prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for defenses against injection flaws including XML.

prevents

Secure architecture principles reduce attack surface but do not prescribe XML-specific controls.

References