EIP-2026-103118

PRE-CVE

GNU Cfengine 2.17p1 - RSA Authentication Heap Overflow

Title source: legacy

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-103118. PoCs published by jsk.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a heap overflow vulnerability in cfengine's RSA authentication mechanism, allowing remote code execution via a crafted payload. It includes shellcode for a connect-back shell and supports multiple Linux distributions.

Description

GNU Cfengine 2.17p1 - RSA Authentication Heap Overflow

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by jsk · cremotelinux

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/831

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This exploit targets a heap overflow vulnerability in cfengine's RSA authentication mechanism, allowing remote code execution via a crafted payload. It includes shellcode for a connect-back shell and supports multiple Linux distributions.

Classification

Working Poc 95%

Attack Type

Rce

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Reliable

Target: cfengine 2.1.7p1 and earlier

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Network access to target · Target running vulnerable cfengine version

MITRE ATT&CK

T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application T1059 - Command and Scripting Interpreter

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026