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emp3r0r has an unauthenticated HTTP Polling DoS

Type: advisorySource: OSV2 source records

### Summary The `http_poll` C2 transport accepts attacker-controlled HTTP polling sessions before CBOR `MsgAuth` authentication is completed. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create arbitrary polling sessions and send request bodies that are forwarded into the C2 dispatch path. This can consume server resources and trigger pre-auth C2 processing. ### Details The plain HTTP C2 server starts the HTTP polling listener and forwards requests into `HandleHTTPServerSession`: ```go // core/internal/cc/server/c2_http_server.go mux.HandleFunc(c2Path, func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) { stream, err := transport.HandleHTTPServerSession(w, req, &live.RuntimeConfig.MalleableC2) ... if stream != nil { go cborStreamAccept(transport.NewStreamTransport(stream, req.RemoteAddr)) } }) ``` The HTTP polling handler accepts an attacker-supplied `sessionID` and `init=1` cookie, then creates and stores a server-side stream before authentication: ```go // core/internal/transport/c2channel_http.go if isInit { stream = newHTTPServerStream(sessionID) w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK) return stream, nil } ``` POST bodies for that unauthenticated session are read and queued before CBOR authentication rejects them: ```go // core/internal/transport/c2channel_http.go case http.MethodPost: data, err := io.ReadAll(req.Body) if err == nil && len(data) > 0 { select { case stream.readCh <- data: w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK) ... } } ``` Authentication only happens later in the C2 dispatch layer: ```go /

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GO-2026-6487

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emp3r0r has an unauthenticated HTTP Polling DoS in github.com/jm33-m0/emp3r0r/core

emp3r0r has an unauthenticated HTTP Polling DoS in github.com/jm33-m0/emp3r0r/core

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Security context

Source reference: osv:GO-2026-6487

github.com/jm33-m0/emp3r0r/core

Source reference: /affected/0/package/name

Affected versions
Not stated in this record
Fixed versions
0.0.0-20260531142011-aed3d81641ab

Source reference: /affected/0/ranges

Prerequisites
Not stated in this record

Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "ranges": [
      {
        "type": "SEMVER",
        "events": [
          {
            "introduced": "0"
          },
          {
            "fixed": "0.0.0-20260531142011-aed3d81641ab"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "package": {
      "name": "github.com/jm33-m0/emp3r0r/core",
      "purl": "pkg:golang/github.com/jm33-m0/emp3r0r/core",
      "ecosystem": "Go"
    },
    "database_specific": {
      "source": "https://vuln.go.dev/ID/GO-2026-6487.json"
    },
    "ecosystem_specific": {}
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-61554

Source reference: /aliases

Publisher severity

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Linked CVE context

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CVE-2026-61554 · High

github.com/jm33-m0/emp3r0r/core

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#23356 · Revision 1
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GHSA-4595-rvpx-4q34

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Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.

Security context

Source reference: osv:GHSA-4595-rvpx-4q34

github.com/jm33-m0/emp3r0r/core

Source reference: /affected/0/package/name

Affected versions
Not stated in this record
Fixed versions
0.0.0-20260531142011-aed3d81641ab

Source reference: /affected/0/ranges

Prerequisites
Not stated in this record

Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "ranges": [
      {
        "type": "SEMVER",
        "events": [
          {
            "introduced": "0"
          },
          {
            "fixed": "0.0.0-20260531142011-aed3d81641ab"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "package": {
      "name": "github.com/jm33-m0/emp3r0r/core",
      "purl": "pkg:golang/github.com/jm33-m0/emp3r0r/core",
      "ecosystem": "Go"
    },
    "database_specific": {
      "source": "https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/09/GHSA-4595-rvpx-4q34/GHSA-4595-rvpx-4q34.json"
    }
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-61554

Source reference: /aliases

Publisher severity

high

Source reference: /database_specific/severity

Event
#23392 · Revision 1
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Publisher date
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