Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-104520. PoCs published by Tekno pHReak.
AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit describes a user spoofing vulnerability in the talkd service, which fails to validate user identities during talk sessions. This can be exploited for social engineering attacks, and a malicious NetBSD talkd component was used as proof of concept.
Description
NetBSD 1.x - 'TalkD' User Validation
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WRITEUP
VERIFIED
by Tekno pHReak · textremotenetbsd_x86
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21364
The exploit describes a user spoofing vulnerability in the talkd service, which fails to validate user identities during talk sessions. This can be exploited for social engineering attacks, and a malicious NetBSD talkd component was used as proof of concept.
Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target:
talkd (various Unix/Linux distributions)
No auth needed
Prerequisites:
Access to a system with talkd service running
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026
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Details
Status
pre_cve
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026