Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-118658. PoCs published by st3n.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This Perl script exploits a remote heap overflow in httpdx <= 1.5.4 by sending a maliciously crafted POST request with a large Content-Length header. It overwrites the _VECTORED_EXCEPTION_NODE structure to redirect execution to shellcode, achieving remote code execution (RCE).
Description
httpdx 1.5.4 - Remote Heap Overflow
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by st3n · perlremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20120
This Perl script exploits a remote heap overflow in httpdx <= 1.5.4 by sending a maliciously crafted POST request with a large Content-Length header. It overwrites the _VECTORED_EXCEPTION_NODE structure to redirect execution to shellcode, achieving remote code execution (RCE).
Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Racy
Target:
httpdx <= 1.5.4
No auth needed
Prerequisites:
Network access to the target httpdx server · A valid page (e.g., test.pl) configured in httpdx.conf
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026
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Details
Status
pre_cve
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026