Unauthenticated service interruption via pre-auth polling sessions
Published Sep 15, 2026 · Updated Sep 15, 2026
Improper authentication in jm33-m0 emp3r0r before 4.2.5 allows remote attackers to interrupt service through crafted HTTP polling. The http_poll transport creates attacker-controlled polling sessions and forwards request bodies into C2 dispatch before CBOR MsgAuth validation completes. No credentials are required; repeated sessions consume server resources and invoke pre-authentication C2 processing, interrupting the C2 service.
Summary
What happened
Improper authentication in jm33-m0 emp3r0r before 4.2.5 allows remote attackers to interrupt service through crafted HTTP polling. The http_poll transport creates attacker-controlled polling sessions and forwards request bodies into C2 dispatch before CBOR MsgAuth validation completes. No credentials are required; repeated sessions consume server resources and invoke pre-authentication C2 processing, interrupting the C2 service.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-61554
- Published
- Sep 15, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 15, 2026
- Vendor
- jm33-m0
- Product
- emp3r0r
- Classifications
- T1499.003
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 15, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=< 4.2.5
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