CVE-2026-38058 PUBLISHED

ST Engineering iDirect iQ-Series Terminals Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere

Assigner: icscert
Reserved: 06.04.2026 Published: 11.09.2026 Updated: 11.09.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.6

Product Status

Vendor ST Engineering iDirect
Product Evolution iQ‑Series terminals
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 4.5.2.1 (incl.)
  • Version 4.5.3.0 is unaffected
Vendor ST Engineering iDirect
Product 3315-Series terminals
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 4.5.2.1 (incl.)
  • Version 4.5.3.0 is unaffected
Vendor ST Engineering iDirect
Product 9-Series Terminals
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 4.5.2.1 (incl.)
  • Version 4.5.3.0 is unaffected

Solutions

ST Engineering iDirect has fixed the vulnerabilities and recommend users update the software to version 4.5.3.0 or newer. Registered users are able to download patches from the iDirect Support Portal:  https://support.idirect.net https://support.idirect.net/

  • Restrict management interfaces to trusted networks (e.g., VPN, ACLs).
  • Avoid exposing administrative APIs to the public internet.
  • Enforce strong authentication practices.
  • Monitor for anomalous API activity and unexpected device reboots.

Credits

  • Ahmed Alqahtani of Aramco reported this vulnerability to CISA. finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-497 CWE