Alpine iLX-F511 7.0.000 Android Auto Service buffer overflow

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A vulnerability has been found in Alpine iLX-F511 7.0.000 and classified as very critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Android Auto Service. Performing a manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-118610. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Alpine iLX-F511 7.0.000. This affects an unknown part of the component Android Auto Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Alpine iLX-F511 Android Auto Service Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Alpine iLX-F511 devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Android Auto service. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-29015.

It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-118610 since 10/28/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/28/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Alpine

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• iLX-F511

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• 7.0.000

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