CVE-2026-43505

import socket import struct # Conceptual PoC for checking unauthenticated relay # Target: Prosody mod_proxy65 def check_proxy(host, port): try: s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM) s.connect((host, port)) # SOCKS5 Handshake: No Auth s.send(b"\x05\x01\x00") response = s.recv(2) if response == b"\x05\x00": print("[+] Server allows no-auth method, potentially vulnerable.") # Further exploit logic would involve CONNECT requests else: print("[-] Server requires auth or not vulnerable.") s.close() except Exception as e: print(f"Error: {e}") if __name__ == "__main__": # Replace with actual target IP and port check_proxy("127.0.0.1", 5000)

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