# CVE-2026-129102: Shenzhen Cudy TR3000 command injection as root via IPsec keyexchange

Cudy TR3000 1.0 firmware before 2.5.42 lets authenticated administrators run commands as root through the vpn.set_conf IPsec keyexchange setting. Fixed in 2.5.42.

- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-13)
- Fixed in: 2.5.42
- Published: 2026-11-13 · Updated: 2026-11-13

CVE-2026-129102 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.6 (high) and affects TR3000 1.0; fixed in 2.5.42.

## Summary

The Cudy TR3000 router software has a command injection flaw in its IPsec keyexchange setting that lets an attacker run commands as root. The attacker must reach the device over the network and already hold high-privilege administrator login credentials.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Who should check

Teams running Cudy TR3000 1.0 routers with firmware before 2.5.42 that use IPsec VPN.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cudy-tr3000-before-2.5.42-command-injection-via-vpn-set-conf-ipsec-keyexchange ("Affecting TR3000 1.0 >= 0, < 2.5.42")

## Affected

- Shenzhen Cudy Technology Co., Ltd. TR3000 1.0: fixed in 2.5.42

## Description

Cudy TR3000 before 2.5.42 contains a command injection vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to execute commands as root by injecting newlines into the IPsec keyexchange field of the vpn.set_conf RPC method. Attackers can append a second leftupdown directive to ipsec.conf, which StrongSwan's updown plugin runs as root when an attacker-controlled peer establishes the CHILD_SA.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Shenzhen Cudy Technology Co., Ltd. TR3000 1.0, upgrade to a fixed version (2.5.42) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, run the stack.check operation (execute) on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Check your systems with an agent

```text
Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-129102 (Cudy TR3000 before 2.5.42 Command Injection via vpn.set_conf IPsec keyexchange), using the cve.now data below.

Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.

What cve.now has for CVE-2026-129102 (entry last updated 2026-11-13):
Affected:
- Shenzhen Cudy Technology Co., Ltd. TR3000 1.0: fixed in 2.5.42
Fixed versions: 2.5.42.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- Cudy TR3000 firmware before 2.5.42 (affects TR3000 1.0 versions from 0 up to but not including 2.5.42). (source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cudy-tr3000-before-2.5.42-command-injection-via-vpn-set-conf-ipsec-keyexchange)
- An attacker-controlled peer must establish the CHILD_SA for the injected updown directive to run. (source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cudy-tr3000-before-2.5.42-command-injection-via-vpn-set-conf-ipsec-keyexchange)
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
Attacker needs: network access, high-privilege login, no user action.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-129102 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-129102 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://d1jvyy13vm72kv.cloudfront.net/device/upgrade/m_upgrade_TR3000_256MB_Flash-R103-2.5.42-20261103-160202-sysupgrade_82672.zip
- https://www.cudy.com/en-us/pages/download-center/tr3000-1-0
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cudy-tr3000-before-2.5.42-command-injection-via-vpn-set-conf-ipsec-keyexchange
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-129102
For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "CVE-2026-129102"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-129102 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-129102

### What does this mean?

An authenticated administrator can inject a second leftupdown directive into ipsec.conf through the vpn.set_conf IPsec keyexchange setting. The injected command then runs as root on the device when an attacker-controlled peer establishes the CHILD_SA.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cudy-tr3000-before-2.5.42-command-injection-via-vpn-set-conf-ipsec-keyexchange

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-129102?

TR3000 1.0: before 2.5.42.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-129102

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

The advisory lists TR3000 1.0 firmware from version 0 up to but not including 2.5.42. To check, compare the firmware version shown on the device with 2.5.42. The injected command only runs when an attacker-controlled peer establishes the CHILD_SA.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cudy-tr3000-before-2.5.42-command-injection-via-vpn-set-conf-ipsec-keyexchange

### How do I fix CVE-2026-129102?

Upgrade the firmware to 2.5.42, the fixed version named in the advisory. No vendor patch identifiers are listed.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cudy-tr3000-before-2.5.42-command-injection-via-vpn-set-conf-ipsec-keyexchange

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://www.cudy.com/en-us/pages/download-center/tr3000-1-0

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-129102
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-129102

### Other links

- https://d1jvyy13vm72kv.cloudfront.net/device/upgrade/m_upgrade_TR3000_256MB_Flash-R103-2.5.42-20261103-160202-sysupgrade_82672.zip
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cudy-tr3000-before-2.5.42-command-injection-via-vpn-set-conf-ipsec-keyexchange

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