---
id: CVE-2026-119737
title: Amlogic pppoe_wrapper Command Injection via AF_UNIX Socket
summary: >-
  The pppoe_wrapper vendor daemon from the Amlogic Android SDK, as shipped on
  Nexbox A95X (Amlogic S905/S905X) TV boxes, contains a command injection
  vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands as
  root by sendin…
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-78
vendor: Nexbox
product: A95X
affected:
  - A95X NEXBOX-A95X-201606011847
  - A95X NEXBOX-A95X-AP6330
  - android_sdk all versions
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-11-02T20:52:54.201786Z'
exploitAvailable: true
published: '2026-11-02'
updated: '2026-11-02'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-02T20:53:22.739Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119737'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://mstreet97.github.io/security-research/vulnerability-disclosure/embedded/cve/2026/10/29/From-UART-to-root-android-version.html
    label: Researcher Disclosure
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/amlogic-pppoe-wrapper-command-injection-via-af-unix-socket
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: Amlogic pppoe_wrapper Command Injection via AF_UNIX
      Socket
tags:
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00891
epssPercentile: 0.59516
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T19:30:42.844Z'
---

## Overview

The pppoe_wrapper vendor daemon from the Amlogic Android SDK, as shipped on Nexbox A95X (Amlogic S905/S905X) TV boxes, contains a command injection vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root by sending crafted messages to a world-writable AF_UNIX datagram socket at /dev/socket/pppoe_wrapper. Attackers can send a message beginning with 'pppd pty' followed by shell metacharacters and arbitrary commands, which are passed unfiltered to system(3) and executed by /system/bin/sh -c as root, resulting in full privilege escalation.

## Affected

- `A95X NEXBOX-A95X-201606011847`
- `A95X NEXBOX-A95X-AP6330`
- `android_sdk all versions`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.