EIP-2026-103817

PRE-CVE

Sun iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.16 - Root Password Disclosure

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-103817. PoCs published by php0t.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates a symlink attack against iPlanet Messaging Server's setuid binary `pipe_master`, which reads the first line of any file as root due to improper handling of the `CONFIGROOT` environment variable. The PoC shows how to leak the first line of `/etc/shadow` by symlinking `msg.conf` to it.

Description

Sun iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.16 - Root Password Disclosure

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by php0t · textlocalmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/1924

The exploit demonstrates a symlink attack against iPlanet Messaging Server's setuid binary `pipe_master`, which reads the first line of any file as root due to improper handling of the `CONFIGROOT` environment variable. The PoC shows how to leak the first line of `/etc/shadow` by symlinking `msg.conf` to it.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.16
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a system with iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.16 installed · Ability to set environment variables and create symlinks
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026